Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desiderative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: desider-a-tive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or indicating wish or desire.

adj

Of a verb expressing a wish.

noun

A verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.

Inflected Forms

more desiderative (comparative) most desiderative (superlative) desideratives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

desire desideratum

Questions

What does desiderative mean?: Having or indicating wish or desire.
Where does desiderative come from?: Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.

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