desirous
/dɪˈzaɪɹəs/dih-ZIGH-ruhs
/dɪˈzaɪɹəs/dih-ZIGH-ruhs
Meaningfull of desire
Common meaning: wanting very much
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- sira star, constellationLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1695 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
‘down, away, off’ + ‘a star, constellation’ → desirous
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from desire + -ous.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DESIRE, p.162 · scan
Roots
- sīdus, sīderis Latin “a star, constellation”
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