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“desirous” in Latin
appetōto strive for, reach after (something), try to get; to attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail; to approach, draw nicupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecherousstudiōsuseager, zealous, fond, assiduous; anxious; studiousavidusgreedy, avaricious, covetous; eager, enthusiastic, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate; eager, hungry, voracious, gliniciōto throw, cast, hurl or place in, on, into, upon, over or at; to grasp, seize, take hold of, lay one's hands upon; to seimitorto represent, express, portray; to imitate, act like, copy after, seek to resemble, counterfeit
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
desirous
appetens: cupidus: studiosus: avidus: All with genitive (in post-Augustan historians, avidus also with in): to be desirous of doing anything, ardet animus ad aliquid faciendum (e.g., of revenging, ad ulciscendum): avere - gestire (with infinitive, SYN. in DESIRE, v.): to make anybody desirous, alicui cupiditatem dare or (stronger) injicere; aliquem in cupiditatem impellere; aliquem cupiditate incendere aliquem faciendi aliquid (e.g., imitandi) cupiditate incitare (Cic.): to become desirous, in alicujus rei cupiditatem incidere; injicitur mihi alicujus rei cupiditas: to become very desirous, ingens alicujus rei cupido me incendit; maxima alicujus rei cupido or libido me invadit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for desirous?
- The usual Latin words for “desirous” are appetō, cupidus, studiōsus; also avidus, iniciō, imitor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.