feel+longing+desire
1desire — [di zīr′] vt. desired, desiring [ME desiren < OFr desirer < L desiderare, orig., prob., to await from the stars < de , from + sidus, star: see SIDEREAL] 1. to wish or long for; crave; covet 2. to ask for; request 3. to want sexually vi.… …
2Desire (emotion) — Desire is a sense of longing for a person or object or hoping for an outcome. Desire is the fire that sets action aflame. The same sense is expressed by emotions such as craving or hankering . When a person desires something or someone, their… …
3desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …
4desire — I. verb (desired; desiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desirer, from Latin desiderare, from de + sider , sidus heavenly body Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to long or hope for ; exhibit or feel desire for < desire succe …
5Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …
6desire — Synonyms and related words: Amor, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, address, admiration, adoration, affection, agape, aim, aim at, ambition, andromania, animus, aphrodisia, appeal, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, application, apply …
7Longing — Long Long, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Longed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Longing}.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang long. See {Long}, a.] 1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or… …
8feel — verb ADVERB ▪ deeply, strongly ▪ She felt her mother s death very deeply. ▪ really ▪ I really felt bad about what I had done. ▪ keenly …
9Argument from desire — The Argument from Desire is an argument for the existence of God. It is most known in recent times through the writings of C. S. Lewis, for whom it played pivotal role in his own conversion to theism and thence to Christianity. As a syllogism it… …
10hunger — I. n. Craving appetite (for food), craving for food. II. v. n. 1. Feel hunger, feel hungry, be hungry, crave food, want nourishment. 2. Long, hanker, feel longing desire, desire eagerly, pine …
