adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/dɪˈzaɪəd/
General-American:/dɪˈzaɪɹd/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 Z AY1 ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
wished-for, longed-for
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
This is a highly desired holiday home.
Her surprise gift of chocolates didn't have the desired effects
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of desire
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
greatly desired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coveted, in demand(p), sought after
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
wanted intensely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies
it produced the desired effect
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: craved
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
gullmuar
— wished for, longed for
Finnish:
kaivattu
— wished for, longed for
Finnish:
toivottu
— wished for, longed for
Finnish:
haluttu
— wished for, longed for
German:
gewünscht
— wished for, longed for
German:
gewollt
— wished for, longed for
Ancient Greek:
ὀρεκτός
(orektós)
— wished for, longed for