desideration
- noun
- /ˌdɛzɪˈdɛrɪʃən/
- Archaic
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anhelo
- After years abroad, her desideration for home grew stronger.
Examples
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The poem expressed a deep desideration for lost childhood days.
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Her desideration for adventure led her to travel the world.
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His desideration for adventure led him to travel the world.
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I feel a strong desideration for my hometown.
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His desideration for adventure inspired him to explore distant lands.
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The novel captures the desideration for a simpler life amid chaos.
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In her speech, she spoke of the desideration for peace and understanding.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
69
4.2
A strong wish for someone or something you cannot have
27
1.0
A strong desire for something you wish to have
8
5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
2
6.8
A gentle, sad feeling of missing the past
1
6.7
A feeling of strong hope for something unlikely to happen
A strong desire to have or do something
Antonyms
How Wanted
141
3.7
8
5.5
69
4.2
- Archaic
∞
1.6
474
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
desideration = desiderate (semi-transparent) = desiderate + ion
Formed from an uncommon/archaic verb 'desiderate' plus the productive noun suffix '-ion'; the sense 'act of longing' follows the expected derivation, but the rare base form reduces ease of recognition.
Etymology
Desideration comes from Latin desiderare, which means 'to long for' and is the same root as desire. A helpful image is the old parts de- and sidus 'star', like missing a star or a lost hope, so desideration can mean a deep wish or longing for something that is absent.