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. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of aff ...

is a sense of longing or hoping. It may also refer to:

Places

Desire Street Desire Street is a street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. According to John Churchill Chase, the street is named for Désirée Gautier Montrieul, the daughter of Robert Gautier de Montrieul who owned the plantation on the land wh ...

, New Orleans, Louisiana ** Desire (New Orleans streetcar line), an historic streetcar line **

Desire Area, New Orleans Desire Area is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Gentilly Boulevard to the north; the Industrial Canal to the east; Florida Boule ...

Desire Projects Desire Projects was a housing project located in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. These projects were the largest in the nation and consisted of about 262 two-story brick buildings, containing about 1,860 units across 98.5 acres of land ...

People

Désiré Désiré is a French male given name, which means "desired, wished". The female form is Désirée. Désiré may refer to: * Amable Courtecuisse (1823 - 1873), French baritone known simply as Désiré * Désiré Bastin (1900–1972), Belgian foo ...

, a French male given name *

Désiré (baritone) Amable Courtecuisse (29 December 1823 – 7 September 1873), whose stage name was Désiré, was a French baritone, who is particularly remembered for creating many comic roles in the works of the French operetta composer Jacques Offenbach.Kuts ...

, stage name of French comic baritone Amable Courtecuisse (1823–1873) * Desire (wrestler), American professional wrestler

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Desire'' (1920 film), a British film directed by George Edwardes-Hall * ''Desire'' (1921 film), a German film directed by F.W. Murnau * ''Desire'' (1923 film), an American film directed by directed by Rowland V. Lee * ''Desire'' (1936 film), an American film starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper * ''Desire'' (1946 Italian film), an Italian film directed by Marcello Pagliero and Roberto Rossellini * ''Desire'' (1946 Swedish film), a Swedish film directed by Edvin Adolphson * ''Desire'' (1958 film), a Czech film directed by Vojtěch Jasný * ''Desire'' (1968 film), a South Korean film featuring

Kim Ji-mee Kim Ji-mee (born July 15, 1940) is a South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, South Chungcheong province, Korea in 1940. While a student of Deokseong Girls' High School, Kim was cast ...

* ''Desire'' (1974 film), a Hong Kong film starring

Tony Liu Tony Liu Tian-jue (born 7 February 1952) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He is often credited by his Cantonese stage name Lau Wing. Liu is best known for starring in many Hong Kong martial arts films, especially in the 1970s and 1980s ...

* ''Desire'' (1982 film), a Filipino-American film directed by Eddie Romero * ''Desire'' (1993 film), an American film starring

Kate Hodge Kate Hodge is an American actress and film producer. Life and career Hodge was born in Berkeley, California, Her first starring role was as Michelle, the heroine of the 1990 horror film ''Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III''. She t ...

* ''Desire'' (2000 film), featuring Martin Donovan * ''Desire'' (2009 film), a film by Welsh director Gareth Jones * ''Desire'' (2017 film) an Argentine film starring

Pampita Ana Carolina Ardohaín Dos Santos (born 17 January 1978) is an Argentine model, television personality, dancer, television host and actress. She is widely known by the nickname Pampita, a diminutive for La Pampa, the province where she was bor ...

* ''Desires'' (film), a 1952 German film *

Q (2011 film) ''Q'' (released in the United States as ''Desire'') is a 2011 French erotic drama film written and directed by Laurent Bouhnik. Plot Set in Cherbourg Cherbourg (; , , ), nrf, Chèrbourg, ) is a former commune and subprefecture located at the ...

, a French erotic drama starring Déborah Révy released in the USA as ''Desire'' * ''The Desire'' (2010 film), a 2010 Indo-Chinese feature film * ''The Desire'' (1944 film) (''El deseo''), a 1944 Argentine drama film

Music

Groups and labels

Desire (band) Desire is a Canadian electronic music band from Montreal, formed in 2009. The band consists of vocalist Megan Louise and producer Johnny Jewel (a former member of Chromatics and Glass Candy). Formerly, Nat Walker (also a former member of Chrom ...

, an American/Canadian electronic act * Desire, a New Zealand 1980s group

Gary Havoc RTC is a New Zealand record label which licensed recordings from overseas Independent labels in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Background The label was started in the late 1970s by John McCready, Brian Pitts, and Warwick Woodward ...

Albums

* ''Desire'' (Bob Dylan album), 1976 * ''Desire'' (Hurts album), 2017 * ''Desire'' (French Affair album), 2001 * ''Desire'' (Iyanya album), 2013 * ''Desire'' (Pharoahe Monch album), also the title song * ''Desire'' (Tom Scott album), also the title song * ''Desire'' (Toyah album), also the title song * ''Desire'' (Tuxedomoon album), also the title song *''Desire'', by

BZN BZN (''Band Zonder Naam''; Dutch for "Band Without Name") was a Dutch pop group that had a string of hits from 1966 to 2007 on. BZN recorded mostly in English and French, but also had success with material in Dutch and German. History BZN star ...

Songs

* "Desire" (Andy Gibb song), 1980 * "Desire" (Claudette Pace song) * "Desire" (Darin song), 2007 * "Desire" (Do As Infinity song), 2001 * "Desire" (Geri Halliwell song), 2005 * "Desire" (Luna Sea song), 1995 * "Desire" (Ought song), 2018 * "Desire" (Ryan Adams song), 2002 * "Desire" (U2 song), 1988 * "Desire" (Years & Years song), 2014 * "Desire", by

Akina Nakamori is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show ''Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single "Slow M ...

* "Desire", by En Vogue from ''

Funky Divas ''Funky Divas'' is the second studio album by American recording group En Vogue, released by Atlantic Records division East West on March 24, 1992 in the United States. Conceived after the success of their Grammy Award–nominated debut album '' ...

'' * "Desire", by The Gaslight Anthem from ''Handwritten'' * "Desire", song

List of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky The following is a list of compositions by Russian composer, Modest Mussorgsky. Combined sortable list This is a sortable list. Press the button next to the criterion you would like to use to sort the list. The default sort order may be restore ...

* "Desire", by Holly Valance from '' State of Mind'' * "Desire", by

Meg Myers Janice Sue Meghan Myers (born October 6, 1986), known professionally as Meg Myers, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Originally from Tennessee, Myers moved to Los Angeles to pursue music and met Doctor Rosen Rosen, who signed her t ...

from ''

Make a Shadow ''Make a Shadow'' is the second extended play (EP) and debut major-label release by American singer-songwriter Meg Myers. It was released on February 7, 2014 by Atlantic Records. It serves as her first release under a major label after signing to A ...

'' * "Desire", by Ozzy Osbourne from ''

No More Tears ''No More Tears'' is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 17 September 1991, the album charted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. ''No Mo ...

'' * "Desire", by Slayer from ''

Diabolus in Musica ''Diabolus in Musica'' (Latin for "The Devil in Music") is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on June 9, 1998, by American Recordings. Guitarist Jeff Hanneman wrote most of the album's content, which has be ...

'' * "Desire", by Poets of the Fall from ''

Carnival of Rust Carnival of Rust is the second album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released on 12 April 2006 in Finland, 12 September 2006 in Sweden, October 2006 in Australia, Russia and Ukraine, then on 20 April 2007 in Germany. The album ...

'' * "Desire", by Raheem DeVaughn from ''

Love Behind the Melody ''Love Behind the Melody'' is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Raheem DeVaughn, released on January 15, 2008 by Jive Records. The album was preceded by three singles, "Woman", "Customer" and "Text Messages". The album deb ...

'' * "Desire", by

Roni Griffith Roni Griffith is an American former 1980s disco musician and model from Bloomington, Indiana. Career She was one of the original Coconuts in the popular 1980s group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. They opened up for The B-52's, Huey Lewis and the Ne ...

* "Desire", by Suicide Commando from '' Construct-Destruct'' * "Desire", by Talk Talk from ''

Spirit of Eden ''Spirit of Eden'' is the fourth studio album by English band Talk Talk, released in 1988 on Parlophone Records. The songs were written by vocalist Mark Hollis and producer Tim Friese-Greene and the album was compiled from a lengthy recording ...

'' * "Desire", by Toad the Wet Sprocket from '' Coil'' * "Desire", by Vassy * "Desire", by Yanni from '' Dare to Dream'' * "Desire", by Yello from '' Stella'' * "Desires", by Drake from ''

Dark Lane Demo Tapes ''Dark Lane Demo Tapes'' is a mixtape by Canadian rapper and singer Drake. The mixtape is a compilation of songs that were released on SoundCloud or leaked on the internet, as well as new songs, and is considered a "warm-up" to Drake's sixth stu ...

Television

* ''Desire'' (TV series), an American telenovela * "Desire", an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy''

Other arts and entertainment

Desire (DC Comics) The Endless are a family of beings who appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. The members of the family include Death, Delirium, Desire, Despair, Destiny, Destruction, and Dream. The Endless characters were created by Neil Gai ...

, a fictional character in ''The Sandman'' comic series * ''Desire'' (manga), a yaoi manga written by Maki Kazumi and illustrated by Yukine Honami * Desiré, an Old French Breton lai or rhymed tale

Ships

* ''Desire'' (ship), a ship sailed by 16th-century explorers Thomas Cavendish and John Davis * USS ''Desire'' (SP-786), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919

Other uses

HTC Desire The HTC Desire (codenamed Bravo) is the first smartphone of the Desire series developed by HTC. It was announced on 16 February 2010 and released in Europe and Australia in the second quarter of the same year. The HTC Desire was HTC's third fl ...

, an Android-based phone by HTC