Desire and Joy

Desire

Desire noun - A strong wish for something.

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Joy and desire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joy" instead a noun "Desire".

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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Desire and joy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a noun "Joy".

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

human	human desire	human joy
pure	pure desire	pure joy
particular	particular desire	particular joy
endless	endless desire	endless joy
Other adjectives: true, genuine, sheer, deep, simple, real, extreme, great, main, sincere, inner, personal, general, apparent, shared, overwhelming, greater, greatest, sudden, sadistic.

Aule himself is able to resist this temptation, because as a pure Artist he takes joy in the act of creation, and has no desire to impose his will over anything or anyone.

Source: Analysis / The Lord of the Rings
Venture invents a "Joy Can" that fulfills the every desire of whoever's inside and winds up sealing Brock and the boys inside it.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Western Animation
When Team Rocket attacks, the Magikarp's desire to protect Nurse Joy prompts its evolution into Gyarados.

Source: Pet Baby Wild Animal

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