• Object of desire] desideratum; want &c. (requirement) 630; "a consummation devoutly to be wished "; attraction, magnet, allurement, fancy, temptation, seduction, fascination, cling to, take a fancy to; fancy; prefer &c. (choose) 609.
  • have an eye, have a mind to; find it in one's heart &c. (be willing) 602; have a fancy for, set one's eyes upon; cast a sheep's eye upon, look sweet upon; take into one's head, have at heart, be bent upon; set one's cap at, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon; covet.
  • want, miss, need, feel the want of, would fain have, would fain do; would be glad of.
  • be hungry &c. adj.; have a good appetite, play a good knife and fork; hunger after, thirst after, crave after, lust after, itch after, hanker after, run mad after; raven for, die for; burn to.
  • desiderate[obs3]; sigh for, cry for, gape for, gasp for, pine for, pant for, languish for, yearn for, long, be on thorns for, hope for; aspire after; catch at, grasp at, jump at.
    • V. desire; wish, wish for; be desirous &c. adj. have a longing &c. n.; hope &c. 858.
    • woo, court, solicit; fish for, spell for, whistle for, put up for; ogle.
    • cause desire, create desire, raise desire, excite desire, provoke desire; whet the appetite; appetize[obs3], titillate, allure, attract, take one's fancy, tempt; hold out temptation, hold out allurement; tantalize, make one's mouth water, faire venir l'eau a la bouche [Fr].
    • gratify desire &c. (give pleasure) 829.
    • eager, avid, keen; burning, fervent, ardent; agog; all agog; breathless; impatient &c. (impetuous) 825; bent on, intent on, set on, bent upon, intent upon, set upon; mad after, enrage, rabid, dying for, devoured by desire.
    • such joy ambition finds the sea hath bounds but deep desire hath none " [Venus and Adonis]; ubi mel ibi apes[Lat].
      Princess Psyche had such unsurpassed beauty that men began to worship her instead of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. Outraged, Aphrodite enlisted the help of her son Eros, the winged god of love, to punish Psyche. When Eros saw Psyche, however, he fell in love with her. Eros courted and charmed Psyche, but always in the dark; she could feel and hear him but was sworn not to attempt to see his face. Convinced that only an evil creature would shun light, Psyche held a lamp to Eros's face while he slept and was dazzled by the sight of this handsome god. Awakened, Eros rebuked Psyche for her breach of faith, and he fled. Determined to redeem herself, Psyche offered herself as a servant to Aphrodite. Touched by her repentance, Eros convinced Zeus to make Psyche immortal and allow them to be married on Mount Olympus, the dwelling place of the gods.

      LOVE, BOBBY