heart's desire

What you crave

Heart's desire is what someone wants most deeply—their fondest wish or ultimate longing.

The phrase emphasizes sincerity and depth of feeling rather than casual preference: She finally achieved her heart's desire.

It often appears in fairy tales and romantic contexts where wishes might be granted.

aspiration

dream

Sleeping mind's narrative

  • wishYearned-for outcome
  • longingIntense, persistent desire
  • hopeDesire for good outcomes

ambition · goal · vision · quest · pursuit · fantasy · objective · ideal · calling · destiny

devotion

passion

Intense emotional drive

  • loveIntense fond attachment
  • ardorIntense emotional warmth
  • fervorIntense emotional intensity

obsession · infatuation · adoration · cherishing · treasuring · beloved · soulmate · true love · one and only · apple of one's eye

longing

yearning

Intense prolonged craving

  • piningAching with prolonged desire
  • cravingPowerful urge to have
  • achePersistent dull discomfort

hunger · thirst · yen · wanting · wistfulness · lovesickness · nostalgia · bittersweet · unrequited · unfulfilled

fulfillment

realization

Grasping what's true

contentment · completion · gratification · bliss · joy · happiness · triumph · reward · serenity · peace

Categories
Opposites
depth of wanting

heart's desirewhim

Sudden arbitrary desire

caprice · passing fancy · afterthought · trifle · triviality

attraction vs aversion

heart's desireworst nightmare

bête noire · abomination · anathema · horror · revulsion

personal significance

heart's desiretriviality

Unimportant small matter

irrelevance · trifle · nothing special · neither here nor there

Family

heart, desire, hearty, desired, hearts, desirable, desires, hearten, hearth

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G