feeling vs desire

desire vs feeling

feeling and desire both are nouns.

feeling is not a verb while desire is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feeling	Yes	No	No	No
desire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, desire is a hyponym of feeling; that is, desire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feeling:

feeling: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
desire: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

Other hyponyms of feeling include affect, emotion, thing, glow, faintness, soul, soulfulness, passion, passionateness, sentiment, complex, ambivalence, ambivalency, apathy, sex, sexual urge, pleasance, pleasure, pain, painfulness, pang, stab, twinge, liking, dislike, gratitude, ingratitude, ungratefulness, unconcern, shame, pride, pridefulness, humbleness, humility, amazement, astonishment, devastation, expectation, levity, gravity, solemnity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, agitation, calmness, bravery, fearlessness, happiness, sadness, unhappiness, hope, despair, affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, humor, humour, mood, temper, fellow feeling, sympathy, enthusiasm, anchorage, disinterest.

feeling (noun)	desire (noun)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states	an inclination to want things
an intuitive understanding of something	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
a physical sensation that you experience	something that is desired
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

feeling (verb)	desire (verb)
	feel or have a desire for; want strongly
	express a desire for
	expect and wish

Difference between feeling and desire

Words related to "feeling"

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