Desiderata

/ˌdɛsɪdəˈrɑːtə/ noun

Definition

Things that are needed or wanted; a collection of things considered desirable or necessary.

Etymology

Latin plural of desideratum (something desired), from desiderare (to desire, to miss). The Latin plural is often kept in English, especially in formal or academic contexts.

Kelly Says

Famous essays like William Strunk Jr.'s 'Desiderata' use the plural Latin form because it sounds learned and comprehensive—the word itself means 'all the things we've decided matter,' which is why it appears in philosophy and ethics writings.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍቃደ
fa-qa-de
ARالعربية
الآمال
al-aa-ma-al
BNবাংলা
চাহিদা
chaa-hi-da
CACatalà
desideris
deh-see-deh-rees
CSČeština
přání
pree-nee
DADansk
ønsker
oens-ker
DEDeutsch
Wünsche
vyoos-che
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμίες
ep-i-thee-mee-es
ESEspañol
desideratas
deh-see-deh-rah-tas
FAفارسی
آرزوها
a-r-z-oo-va
FISuomi
toiveita
toi-vee-ita
FRFrançais
desiderata
deh-zee-deh-rah-ta
GUGU
લોકપ્રિય
lok-pri-ya
HAHA
yakin
ya-keen
HEעברית
רצונות
retz-o-not
HIहिन्दी
इच्छाएँ
ichchh-aa-en
HUMagyar
kívánságok
kee-va-n-sa-guk
IDBahasa Indonesia
keinginan
keh-ee-gan-an
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
desiderata
deh-zee-deh-rah-ta
JA日本語
願望
gan-bo
KKKK
ister
is-ter
KMKM
ស្មារត
s-ma-rat
KO한국어
원하는 것
won-ha-neun geot
MRMR
इच्छा
ichchha
MSBahasa Melayu
keinginan
keh-ee-gan-an
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
l-ya-uk
NLNederlands
wensen
ven-sen
NONorsk
ønsker
oens-ker
PAPA
ਮਨਪसंद
man-pa-sand
PLPolski
życzenia
zhee-chee-cha
PTPortuguês
desideratas
deh-zay-zhah-tas
RORomână
dorințe
doh-rin-che
RUРусский
желания
zhe-la-niya
SVSvenska
önskemål
on-sk-em-ael
SWKiswahili
matumaini
mah-too-mah-nee
TAதமிழ்
தேவைகள்
the-va-ika-i
TEతెలుగు
కావలసినవి
ka-va-la-si-ni
THไทย
ความปรารถนา
khwam-pra-rat-na
TLTL
mga pagnanais
mga pah-gna-nais
TRTürkçe
istek
is-tek
UKУкраїнська
бажань
ba-zhan-y
URاردو
چاہتوں
chaa-hton
VITiếng Việt
mong muốn
mong-muon
YOYO
àgbà
ah-g-bah
ZH中文
愿望
yuànwàng
ZUZU
kuhlele
koo-hle-leh

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