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desyre

desyre is the obsolete spelling of desire.

Meaning of desire

Noun

desire (usually uncountable, plural desires)

  1. (usually) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
    • Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.
  2. (countable, usually) Someone or something wished for.
    • It is my desire to speak with you.
    Synonyms:
    pleasure, mind, wanna
  3. (usually) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
    • His desire for her kept him awake at night.
  4. (usually) Motivation.
    Synonyms:
    wanna, want-to

See all 10 meanings of desire

Forms of desyre

Noun
pluraldesyres
Verb
third-person singular presentdesyres
present participledesyring
past participledesyred
pastdesyred

Questions about desyre

What is desyre the obsolete spelling of?
Desyre is the obsolete spelling of desire.

Words near desyre in the dictionary

  1. desynonymize
  2. desynonymized
  3. desynonymizes
  4. desynonymizing
  5. desynonymy
  6. desyre
  7. desyred
  8. desyres
  9. desyring
  10. desyrous
  11. desysop

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desyre (page history and authors); desire (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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