wish-fulfilling
Makes desires real
Wish-fulfilling describes something that grants or satisfies desires.
The term appears most often in Buddhist and Hindu contexts—the wish-fulfilling jewel, the wish-fulfilling tree—mythical objects that provide whatever one needs.
Outside religious usage, it describes fantasies or narratives where desires come true without realistic obstacles: a wish-fulfilling daydream.
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- hungerNeed for nourishment
thirst · aspiration · dream · hope · wanting · urge · eagerness · covetousness
State of fulfilled desires
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
joy · happiness · completion · realization · achievement · accomplishment · triumph · euphoria
Conscious fantasy while awake
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- dreamworldImaginary realm during slumber
illusion · reverie · phantasy · whimsy · utopia · castle in the air · pipe dream · fairy tale
Magical wish-granting spirit
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- spellArrange letters correctly
- charmAttractive personal quality
- talismanMagical protective charm
amulet · sorcery · incantation · wizardry · conjuration · potion · miracle · wand
Magical wish-granting spirit
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- AladdinStoried genie summoner
- grailSacred sought-after vessel
- fountain of youthRestorative source of youthfulness
philosopher's stone · monkey's paw · unicorn · phoenix · dragon · pegasus · eldorado · nirvana
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
hunger · thirst · aspiration · dream · hope · wanting · urge · eagerness · covetousness · appetite
satisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
bliss · joy · happiness · completion · realization · achievement · accomplishment · triumph · euphoria · gratification
daydream
Conscious fantasy while awake
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
dreamworld · illusion · reverie · phantasy · whimsy · utopia · castle in the air · pipe dream · fairy tale · storybook
genie
Magical wish-granting spirit
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- spellArrange letters correctly
- charmAttractive personal quality
talisman · amulet · sorcery · incantation · wizardry · conjuration · potion · miracle · wand · lamp
genie
Magical wish-granting spirit
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- AladdinStoried genie summoner
- grailSacred sought-after vessel
fountain of youth · philosopher's stone · monkey's paw · unicorn · phoenix · dragon · pegasus · eldorado · nirvana · chalice
wish-fulfillingunfulfilling
Lacking emotional reward
denying · refusing · frustrating · disappointing · unsatisfying
wish-fulfillingdispiriting
Causing loss of enthusiasm
disheartening · disillusioning · deflating · disenchanting · embittering
wish-fulfillingharsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
brutal · unsparing · disillusioning · sobering · unvarnished
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