desejoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese desejoso, from desejo (“desire”) + -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zeˈʒo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zeˈʒo.zo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɨˈʒo.zu/

Adjective

desejoso (feminine desejosa, masculine plural desejosos, feminine plural desejosas, metaphonic)

wishful (expressing a wish or longing for something)
Antonym: indesejoso
eager (excited by desire in the pursuit of something)
Synonyms: ávido, sedento, sôfrego

Related terms

desejado
desejador
desejante
desejar
desejável
desejo
desejosamente

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