desirous
Full of longing
Desirous means having or characterized by desire, typically followed by "of": desirous of fame, desirous of pleasing others.
The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, more likely found in literary or legal contexts than casual speech.
It emphasizes active wanting rather than passive wishing.
State of awaiting something
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- impatientUnwilling to wait
excited · ardent · fervent · motivated · hungry · yearning · thirsty · restless
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- amorousFull of desire
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
carnal · erotic · aroused · longing · smitten · infatuated · burning · heated
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- achePersistent dull discomfort
languishing · hopeful · dreamy · wishing · infatuation · enamored · heartfelt · tender
Wanting what others possess
- jealousResentful of others' advantages
- greedyExcessively wanting more
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
grasping · possessive · rapacious · voracious · insatiable · covetousness · wanting · begrudging
Strongly desiring achievement
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- goal-orientedFocused on objectives
- motivatedSpurred to action
purposeful · determined · hopeful · visionary · forward-looking · inspired · earnest · optimistic
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
impatient · excited · ardent · fervent · motivated · hungry · yearning · thirsty · restless · zealous
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
fervent · carnal · erotic · aroused · longing · smitten · infatuated · burning · heated · torrid
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
ache · languishing · hopeful · dreamy · wishing · infatuation · enamored · heartfelt · tender · bittersweet
envious
Wanting what others possess
- jealousResentful of others' advantages
- greedyExcessively wanting more
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
acquisitive · grasping · possessive · rapacious · voracious · insatiable · covetousness · wanting · begrudging · lustful
ambitious
Strongly desiring achievement
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- goal-orientedFocused on objectives
motivated · purposeful · determined · hopeful · visionary · forward-looking · inspired · earnest · optimistic · single-minded
- hungerhunger, hungry, starving, starvation, famished
- desireyearn, yearning, crave, craving, lust
- seductionseduction, seductive, allure, beguilement, enticement
- risquerisque, racy, bawdy, ribald, suggestive
desirousaverse
Opposed or unwilling
unwilling · disinclined · loath · loth · reluctant
desirousindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
apathetic · unconcerned · uninterested · undesiring · disinterested
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