de·sire dəˈzī(ə)r/ noun 1. a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. "a desire to work in the dirt with your bare hands" synonyms: wish, want, aspiration, fancy, inclination, impulse verb 1. strongly wish for or want (something). "he never achieved the status he so desired" synonyms: want, wish for, long for, yearn for, crave, hanker after, be desperate for, be bent on, covet, aspire to