crave vs desire
desire vs cravecrave is not a noun while desire is a noun.
crave and desire both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crave | No | No | Yes | No |
| desire | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
desire is a hypernym of
crave; that is, desire is a
word with a broader meaning than crave:
- crave: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
- desire: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
Other hypernyms of crave include
want.
| crave (noun) | desire (noun) |
|---|---|
| an inclination to want things | |
| the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state | |
| something that is desired |
| crave (verb) | desire (verb) |
|---|---|
| plead or ask for earnestly | feel or have a desire for; want strongly |
| have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | express a desire for |
| expect and wish |
Words related to "desire"
- ambition
- arousal
- ask for
- aspiration
- begrudge
- bespeak
- bloodlust
- call for
- caprice
- care
- concupiscence
- crave
- craving
- desirous
- dream
- envy
- eros
- fancy
- feel like
- feeling
- go for
- greed
- hanker
- hope
- hunger
- hungriness
- impulse
- inclination
- itch
- lech after
- like
- long
- longing
- lust
- lust after
- materialism
- miss
- passion
- philistinism
- physical attraction
- quest
- rage
- request
- seek
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual desire
- sexual practice
- spoil
- starve
- take to
- temptation
- tendency
- thirst
- thirstiness
- trust
- urge
- want
- whim
- wish
- wish well
- wishing
- yearn
- yearning
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