Desideratum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something considered necessary or highly desirable: "The point is not that the artist has 'penetrated the character' of his sitter, that commonplace desideratum of portraiture” ( Robert Hughes).
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that is wished for, or considered desirable.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Something desired or desirable; that which is lacking or required.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something desired as a necessity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    requisite    requirement    essential    necessary    necessity   
    Variant
    desiderata   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pauperi    corruptio    potuerit    energy-saver    putet   
     
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