DESIRE

Definitions

1. 1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy. Unspeakable desire to see and know. Milton.
2. 2. An expressed wish; a request; petition. And slowly was my mother brought To yield consent to my desire. Tennyson.
3. 3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing. The Desire of all nations shall come. Hag. ii. 7.
4. 4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
5. 5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] Chapman.