Word Meanings - DESIRELESS - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Free from desire. Donne.
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- DONNEE
Lit., given; hence, in a literary work, as a drama or tale, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story. W. E. Henley. That favorite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own. Saintsbury. - DESIREFUL
Filled with desire; eager. The desireful troops. Godfrey . - DESIRER
One who desires, asks, or wishes. - DESIRELESS
Free from desire. Donne. - DESIREFULNESS
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess. The desirefulness of our minds much augmenteth and increaseth our pleasure. Udall. - DESIRE
sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the 1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. Neither shall any man desire thy land. Ex. xxxiv. 24. Ye desire your child to live. Tennyson. 2. To express a wish - CORDONNET
Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath.