Desire vs. Need

Desireverb

To want; to wish for earnestly.

Desireverb

To put a request to (someone); to entreat.

Desireverb

To want emotionally or sexually.

Desireverb

To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

Desireverb

To require; to demand; to claim.

Desireverb

To miss; to regret.

Desirenoun

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

Desirenoun

(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

Desirenoun

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

Desirenoun

(uncountable) Motivation.

Desireverb

To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

Desireverb

To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

Desireverb

To require; to demand; to claim.

Desireverb

To miss; to regret.

Desirenoun

The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.

Desirenoun

An expressed wish; a request; petition.

Desirenoun

Anything which is desired; an object of longing.

Desirenoun

Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.

Desirenoun

Grief; regret.

Desirenoun

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

Desirenoun

an inclination to want things;

Desirenoun

something that is desired

Desireverb

feel or have a desire for; want strongly;

Desireverb

expect and wish;

Desireverb

express a desire for

Desire

Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like , , or . A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires.

Neednoun

A requirement for something; something needed.

Neednoun

Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

Needverb

(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.

Needverb

(transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.

Needverb

(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).

Needverb

(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.

Needverb

To be necessary (to someone).

Neednoun

A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.

Neednoun

Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

Neednoun

That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business.

Neednoun

Situation of need; peril; danger.

Needverb

To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief.

Needverb

To be wanted; to be necessary.

Needadverb

Of necessity. See Needs.

Neednoun

a condition requiring relief;

Neednoun

anything that is necessary but lacking;

Neednoun

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;

Neednoun

a state of extreme poverty or destitution;

Needverb

require as useful, just, or proper;

Needverb

have need of;

Needverb

have or feel a need for;

Need

A need is something that is necessary for an organism to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants.