Phrase guide

wish list

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A list of desired things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a list of events that you wish would occur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list, listing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llista de desitjos — list of desired things
  • Catalan: carta als Reis — list of desired things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 願望清單 /愿望清单 (yuànwàng qīngdān) — list of desired things
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收藏夾 /收藏夹 (shōucángjiā) — list of desired things
  • Danish: ønskeseddel — list of desired things
  • Dutch: verlanglijst — list of desired things
  • Finnish: toivomuslista — list of desired things
  • Finnish: toivelista — list of desired things
  • French: liste d'envies — list of desired things
  • French: lettre au Père Noël — list of desired things
  • West-Frisian: ferlanglist — list of desired things
  • Georgian: სურვილების სია (survilebis sia) — list of desired things
  • German: Wunschliste — list of desired things
  • German: Wunschzettel — list of desired things
  • Greek: λίστα επιθυμιών (lísta epithymión) — list of desired things
  • Hungarian: kívánságlista — list of desired things
  • Indonesian: barang incaran — list of desired things
  • Italian: lista dei desideri — list of desired things
  • Korean: 위시 리스트 (wisi riseuteu) — list of desired things
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ønskeliste — list of desired things
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ynskeliste — list of desired things
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ynskjeliste — list of desired things
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ønskeliste — list of desired things
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ønskjeliste — list of desired things
  • Polish: lista życzeń — list of desired things
  • Portuguese: lista de desejos — list of desired things
  • Portuguese: wishlist — list of desired things
  • Romanian: listă de dorințe — list of desired things
  • Russian: вишлист (višlist) — list of desired things
  • Russian: список пожеланий (spisok poželanij) — list of desired things
  • Spanish: lista de deseos — list of desired things
  • Swedish: önskelista — list of desired things
  • Ukrainian: спи́сок бажа́нь (spýsok bažánʹ) — list of desired things
  • Ukrainian: спи́сок ба́жаного (spýsok bážanoho) — list of desired things
  • Vietnamese: danh sách mong ước — list of desired things