What does desired mean?

desired means "wanted intensely".

How many syllables are in desired?

desired has 3 syllables: de-si-red. The stress falls on "si". In IPA it is /dɪˈzaɪɚd/.

What is another word for desired?

Close synonyms include craved. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is desired a common word?

desired is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

desired — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
wanted intensely
“the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies”
“it produced the desired effect”
Synonymscraved
Similarwanted

Questions about desired

What does desired mean?: desired means "wanted intensely".
How many syllables are in desired?: desired has 3 syllables: de-si-red. The stress falls on "si". In IPA it is /dɪˈzaɪɚd/.
What is another word for desired?: Close synonyms include craved. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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