desejoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese desejoso, from desejo (“desire”) + -oso (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zeˈʒo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zeˈʒo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zeˈʒo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zɨˈʒo.zu/

Adjective

desejoso (feminine desejosa, masculine plural desejosos, feminine plural desejosas, metaphonic)

1. wishful (expressing a wish or longing for something)

   Antonym: indesejoso

2. eager (excited by desire in the pursuit of something)

   Synonyms: ávido, sedento, sôfrego

Related terms

• desejado
• desejador
• desejante
• desejar
• desejável
• desejo
• desejosamente