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undesire

undesire noun: lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.

Noun

undesire (plural undesires)

  1. Lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.
    • Similarly, lines five and six, in the punctuation adopted, imply that the states of desire and undesire are antithetical.1969, Max Kaltenmark, Lao Tzu and Taoism
    • “I am the pearl of the mine of undesire,” came the answer. “Now tell the disciples, My mine is the mine of undesire, and my pearl is the pearl of the mine of unpurpose.”2013, Farid al-Din Attar, Muslim Saints and Mystics
    Synonyms:
    unwill

Synonyms of undesire

Forms of undesire

pluralundesires

Origin of undesire

From un- + desire.

Questions about undesire

What does undesire mean?
Undesire means lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.
What part of speech is undesire?
Undesire is a noun.
What is the plural of undesire?
The plural of undesire is undesires.

Words near undesire in the dictionary

  1. undesirable
  2. undesirableness
  3. undesirablenesses
  4. undesirables
  5. undesirably
  6. undesire
  7. undesireable
  8. undesired
  9. undesiredly
  10. undesires
  11. undesiring

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