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Adjectives commonly used to describe "desire" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adj)
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
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(loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
(n)
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Existing in nature.
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.
(not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
Very great or intense.
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
(N)
a greatest hits album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released in 1998.
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
Impossible to resist.
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
Common to all members of a group or class.
Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
Requiring immediate attention.
(usually follows `the') most meager
(adv)
In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
Having excessive or exclusive regard and concern for one's own well-being, profit or pleasure, with little or no consideration for others.
Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.
(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
Untamed; not domesticated.
Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.
The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
Obviously true by simple observation.
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
"Strongest" is a song recorded by Norwegian singer and songwriter Ina Wroldsen.
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
Intending to harm; malevolent.
Only.
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.
To a smaller extent or degree.
Of or pertaining to the physical senses; sensory.
Done or occurring often; common.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
Not satisfied, especially with the quantity of something; dissatisfied; uncontented.
Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
(chiefly US; informal in UK and Ireland) Angry, annoyed.
Better.
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
Worthy of being lauded.
Lacking fulfillment; marked by a feeling of failure to achieve goals or desires.
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.
Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.