want vs desire

want and desire both are nouns.

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

As nouns, desire is a hypernym of want; that is, desire is a word with a broader meaning than want:

As verbs, want and desire are synonyms defined as:

want (noun)	desire (noun)
a specific feeling of desire	an inclination to want things
anything that is necessary but lacking	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
a state of extreme poverty	something that is desired
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

want (verb)	desire (verb)
wish or demand the presence of	feel or have a desire for; want strongly
have need of	express a desire for
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason	expect and wish
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
be without, lack; be deficient in