desirous

1. 1.

   having or expressing desire for something

   “desirous of high office”

   “desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem”

   Synonymswishful

   Antonymsundesirous

   Similarappetentathirstavidcovetousnostalgichomesick

Questions about desirous

What does desirous mean?

desirous means "having or expressing desire for something".

How many syllables are in desirous?

desirous has 3 syllables: de-si-rous. The stress falls on "si". In IPA it is /dɪˈzaɪɹəs/.

What is another word for desirous?

Close synonyms include wishful. 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.

What is the opposite of desirous?

The recorded antonyms are undesirous.

Is desirous a common word?

desirous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.