desirous

adj.
Having or expressing desire; desiring: Both sides were desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem.

desirously de·sir'ous·ly adv.
desirousness de·sir'ous·ness n.

adj

Definition: aspiring, hopeful
Antonyms: reluctant, unambitious, unenthusiastic, unhopeful

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Having or expressing desire for something.

If you are desirous of success, you need to work hard.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having or expressing desire for something
  Antonym: undesirous (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - begærlig, ivrig

idioms:

• be desirous of    ivrig efter

Nederlands (Dutch)
begerig

Français (French)
adj. - désireux

idioms:

• desirous of    désirer qch/faire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - begierig, begehrend

idioms:

• desirous of    etwas wünschen/begehren

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - που επιθυμεί, επιζητεί

idioms:

• be desirous of    επιθυμώ, επιδιώκω

Italiano (Italian)
desideroso

idioms:

• be desirous of    desiderare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desejoso

idioms:

• be desirous of    estar ansioso por

Русский (Russian)
жаждущий

idioms:

• be desirous of    желать чего-либо

Español (Spanish)
adj. - deseoso, ansioso

idioms:

• desirous of    estar deseoso de, caracterizado por el deseo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - önska att få göra ngt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
渴望的, 想要的

idioms:

• be desirous of    渴望

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 渴望的, 想要的

idioms:

• be desirous of    渴望

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 희망하는

idioms:

• be desirous of    ~하고 싶어하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 望んで

idioms:

• be desirous of    望む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) راغب, تواق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חפץ, רוצה‬

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