Dictionary: DE-SIGN'ED-LY – DE-SIST'ANCE

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DE-SIGN'ED-LY, adv.

By design; purposely; intentionally; opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently.

DE-SIGN'ER, n.

  1. One who designs, marks out or plans; one who frames a scheme or project; a contriver.
  2. One who plots; one who lays a scheme; in an ill sense.

DE-SIGN'FUL-NESS, n.

Abundance of design. [Not used.] – Barrow.

DE-SIGN'ING, n.

The art of delineating objects. – Berkeley.

DE-SIGN'ING, ppr.

  1. Forming a design; planning; delineating the outline; drawing figures on a plane.
  2. adj. In an ill sense, artful; insidious; intriguing; contriving schemes of mischief: hence, deceitful. Designing men are always liable to suspicion.

DE-SIGN'LESS, a.

Without design or intention; inadvertent.

DE-SIGN'LESS-LY, adv.

Without design; inadvertently; ignorantly.

DE-SIGN'MENT, n.

Design; purpose; aim; intent; scheme. – Glanville. Shak. [This word is now little used.]

DES'I-NENCE, n. [L. desino.]

End; close. – Bp. Hall.

DES'I-NENT, a.

Ending; extreme; lowermost. – B. Jonson.

DE-SIP'I-ENT, a. [L. desipiens, desipio, to dote; de and sipio, to be wise.]

Trifling; foolish; playful.

DE-SIR'A-BLE, a. [s as z; See Desire.]

  1. Worthy of desire; that is to be wished for with sincerity or earnestness. An easy address is a desirable accomplishment; real virtue is still more desirable.
  2. Pleasing; agreeable. All of them desirable young men. – Ezek. xxiii.

DE-SIR'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of being desirable. – Goodman.

DE-SIR'A-BLY, adv.

In a desirable manner.

DE-SIRE', n. [s as z; Fr. desir; It. desio; Sp. deseo; Port. desojo; Arm. desir. Qu. W. dais.]

  1. An emotion or excitement of the mind, directed to the attainment or possession of an object from which pleasure, sensual, intellectual or spiritual, is expected; a passion excited by the love of an object, or uneasiness at the want of it, and directed to its attainment or possession. Desire is a wish to possess some gratification or source of happiness which is supposed to be obtainable. A wish may exist for something that is or is not obtainable. Desire, when directed solely to sensual enjoyment, differs little from appetite. In other languages, desire is expressed by longing or reaching toward, [Gr. ορεγω, L. appeto,] and when it is ardent or intense, it approaches to longing, but the word in English usually expresses less than longing. We endeavored … to see your face with great desire. – 1 Thess. ii. Thou satisfiest the desires of every living thing. – Ps. cxlv. Desire is that internal act, which, by influencing the will, makes us proceed to action. – El. of Criticism.
  2. A prayer or request to obtain. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him. – Ps. cxlv.
  3. The object of desire; that which is desired. The desire of all nations shall come. – Hag. ii.
  4. Love; affection. His desire is toward me. – Cant. vii.
  5. Appetite; lust. Fulfilling the desires of the flesh. – Eph. ii.

DE-SIRE', v.t. [Fr. desirer; Arm. desira; It. desiare, or desirare; Sp. desear; Port. desejar; supposed to be contracted from L. desidero, from desido, to sink or settle, to want. The latter seems to be the primary sense.]

  1. To wish for the possession or enjoyment of, with a greater or less degree of earnestness; to covet. It expresses less strength of affection than longing. Neither shall any man desire thy land. – Ex. xxxiv. Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts. – 1 Cor. xiv.
  2. To express a wish to obtain; to ask; to request; to petition. Then she said, did I desire a son of my Lord? – 2 Kings iv.
  3. To require. [Not in use.] – Spenser.

DE-SIR'ED, pp.

Wished for; coveted; requested; entreated.

DE-SIRE'LESS, a.

Free from desire. – Donne.

DE-SIR'ER, n.

One who desires or asks; one who wishes.

DE-SIR'ING, ppr.

Wishing for; coveting; asking; expressing a wish; soliciting.

DE-SIR'OUS, a.

Wishing for; wishing to obtain; coveting; solicitous to possess and enjoy. Be not desirous of his dainties. – Prov. xxiii. Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him. – John xvi.

DE-SIR'OUS-LY, adv.

With desire; with earnest wishes.

DE-SIR'OUS-NESS, n.

The state or affection of being desirous.

DE-SIST', v.i. [L. desisto; de and sisto, to stand.]

To stop; to cease to act or proceed; to forbear; with from; as he desisted from his purpose; let us desist.

DE-SIST'ANCE, n.

A ceasing to act or proceed; a stopping. – Boyle.