5
fervour(noun, feeling, desire, longing, sensualism)
5
grasping(verb, adjective, keen, eager, desirous)
5
grudging(verb, adjective, keen, eager, desirous)
5
hopeful(adjective, keen, eager, desirous, hopeful)
5
hungering(noun, verb, desire, wish, aspiration)
5
pruriency(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
5
salaciousness(noun, feeling, desire, longing, envy)
5
salacity(noun, feeling, love, passion, desire)
5
want(noun, love, passion, desire, need)
4
amatory(adjective, tender, desirous, affectionate, syrupy)
4
animalism(noun, feeling, desire, longing, envy)
4
aphrodisia(noun, feeling, desire, wish, impulse)
4
ardency(noun, feeling, respect, passion, desire)
4
carnality(noun, feeling, desire, longing, envy)
4
charity(noun, empathy, concern, kindness, grace)
4
compulsion(noun, desire, urge, need, wish)
4
demand(noun, passion, desire, taste, weakness)
4
enthusiasm(noun, drive, love, passion, desire)
4
flame(noun, feeling, love, respect, passion)
4
idolatry(noun, feeling, love, respect, passion)
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