Part 3001

<h1>Desireless</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sire"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Free from desire.</def>

<i>Donne.</i>

<h1>Desirer</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sir"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who desires, asks, or wishes.</def>

<h1>Desirous</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sir"ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>d\'82sireux</ets>, OF. <ets>desiros</ets>, fr. <ets>desir</ets>. See <er>Desire</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.</def>

<blockquote>Jesus knew that they were <b>desirous</b> to ask him. <i>John xvi. 19.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Be not <b>desirous</b> of his dainties. <i>Prov. xxiii. 3.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Desirously</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sir"ous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With desire; eagerly.</def>

<h1>Desirousness</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sir"ous*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being desirous.</def>

<h1>Desist</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sist"</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Desisted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Desisting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>desistere</ets>; <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>sistere</ets> to stand, stop, fr. <ets>stare</ets> to stand: cf. F. <ets>d\'82sister</ets>. See <er>Stand</er>.]</ety> <def>To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with <i>from</i>.</def>

<blockquote>Never <b>desisting</b> to do evil. <i>E. Hall.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>To <b>desist</b> from his bad practice. <i>Massinger.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Desist</b> (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Desistance</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sist"ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>desistance</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or state of desisting; cessation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<blockquote>If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by <b>desistance</b> . . . then would the system be but seldom out of working order. <i>H. Spencer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Desistive</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*sist"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Desist</er>.]</ety> <def>Final; conclusive; ending.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Desition</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>De*si"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Desinent</er>.]</ety> <def>An end or ending.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Desitive</h1> <Xpage=398>

<hw>Des"i*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Final; serving to complete; conclusive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Desitive</i> propositions."