Desire vs. Entice — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Desire and Entice
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Desire
Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires.
Entice
Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
A show which should entice a new audience into the theatre
The treat is offered to entice the dog to eat
Desire
To wish or long for; want
A reporter who desires an interview.
A teen who desires to travel.
Entice
To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire
The good review enticed me to see the movie.
Desire
To want to have sex with (another person).
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Entice
(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
Desire
To express a wish for; request.
Entice
To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen.
Roses blushing as they blow,And enticing men to pull.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Go, and thine erring brother gain,Entice him home to be forgiven.
Desire
The feeling of wanting to have something or wishing that something will happen.
Entice
Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;
He lured me into temptation
Desire
An instance of this feeling
She had a lifelong desire to visit China.
Desire
Sexual appetite; passion.
Desire
An object of such feeling or passion
A quiet evening with you is my only desire.
Desire
(Archaic) A request or petition.
Desire
To want; to wish for earnestly.
I desire to speak with you.
Desire
To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
Desire
To want emotionally or sexually.
She has desired him since they first met.
Desire
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Desire
To require; to demand; to claim.
Desire
To miss; to regret.
Desire
(countable) Someone or something wished for.
It is my desire to speak with you.
You’re my heart’s desire.
Desire
(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
His desire for her kept him awake at night.
Desire
(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.
Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgment.
Desire
(uncountable) Motivation. en
Desire
To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
Neither shall any man desire thy land.
Ye desire your child to live.
Desire
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?
Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.
Desire
To require; to demand; to claim.
A doleful case desires a doleful song.
Desire
To miss; to regret.
She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.
Desire
The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
Unspeakable desire to see and know.
Desire
An expressed wish; a request; petition.
And slowly was my mother broughtTo yield consent to my desire.
Desire
Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
The Desire of all nations shall come.
Desire
Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
Desire
Grief; regret.
Desire
The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Desire
An inclination to want things;
A man of many desires
Desire
Something that is desired
Desire
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly;
I want to go home now
I want my own room
Desire
Expect and wish;
I trust you will behave better from now on
I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
Desire
Express a desire for
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