| desire | n 1. longing, earnest wish, keinginan, hasrat: the ~ for success, keinginan utk berjaya; his ~ to make them understand the situation, keinginannya utk membuat mereka faham akan keadaan itu; 2. appetite, nafsu, keinginan; (sexual) nafsu berahi: to have no ~ for food, tdk ada nafsu makan; to be consumed with ~, penuh nafsu berahi; ~s of the flesh, nafsu berahi; 3. st longed for, idaman, keinginan, hasrat: a new home is the ~ of most newly-weds, sebuah rumah baru menjadi idaman kebanyakan pasangan yg baru berumah tangga; o’s heart’s ~, idaman hati sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irresistible | adj 1. overpowering, overwhelming, tdk dapat /ditahan, menahan/: the temptation to buy it was just~, keinginan utk membelinya tdk dapat ditahan or saya tdk dapat menahan keinginan utk membelinya; those chocolates are ~, saya tdk dapat menahan keinginan utk memakan coklat itu; 2. very alluring, fascinating, sangat /menawan, menarik/; (of person’s wit etc) sangat menarik: he obviously found her ~ as he never left her side, jelas dia mendapati gadis itu sangat menawan krn dia senantiasa berada di sisinya; 3. that cannot be prevented or stopped, tdk dapat dibendung: the pressure for change was almost ~, desakan utk pembaharuan hampir tdk dapat dibendung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eagerness | n 1. enthusiasm, minat, keinginan yg /keras, kuat/: the children show a great ~ to learn, kanak-kanak itu menunjukkan keinginan yg keras utk belajar; 2. impatience, ketidaksabaran, rasa tdk sabar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| repression | n 1. act of repressing esp sexual desires, menahan keinginan seks: too much ~ may give rise to problems, terlalu banyak menahan keinginan seks akan menimbulkan masalah; 2. oppression, penindasan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| longing | n a. (for st not yet achieved or viable) keinginan, ingin sekali; (sudden) teringin: the people’s ~ for freedom, keinginan rakyat akan kebebasan; as a boy he had a ~ to go to sea, semasa kecil, dia ingin sekali menjadi pelaut; she had a sudden ~ for pickles, tiba-tiba dia teringin hendak makan jeruk; b. (for so., st in the past) kerinduan, rindu: seeing her family on the video only increased her ~ for home, melihat keluarganya di video hanya menambahkan lagi rindunya pd kampung halaman; she thought of him with ~, dia mengenangnya dgn penuh rindu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wanderlust | n keinginan utk /berkelana, mengembara/: her ~ took her to many countries, keinginannya utk berkelana membawanya ke beberapa banyak negeri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hankering | n keinginan yg amat sangat; have a ~ for, a. (gen) teringin sangat hendak + approp v: I have a ~ for a holiday by the sea, saya teringin sangat hendak pergi bercuti di tepi laut; b. (for food, st tangible) mengidamkan, teringin sangat hendak + approp v: pregnant women usually have a ~ for strange food, wanita yg mengandung biasanya mengidamkan makanan yg ganjil-ganjil; c. (for st abstract) dahaga akan; d. (for a drink ) teringin sangat hendak minum, dahaga akan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| undersexed | adj /kurang keinginan, dingin/ seks. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whet | ~ so’s appetite, memarakkan keinginan: the holiday in France has ~ted her appetite for another visit, bercuti di Perancis telah memarakkan keinginannya utk melawat negara itu lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fleshly | adj carnal, badani(ah): ~ desires, keinginan badaniah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |