Antonyms for desideratum

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-sid-uh-rey-tuh m, -rah-, -zid-

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˌsɪd əˈreɪ təm, -ˈrɑ-, -ˌzɪd-

Definition of desideratum

Origin : "something lacking," see desiderata.

As in necessity : noun need, essentiality
As in need : noun want, requirement
As in requirement/requisite : noun necessity, want
As in requirement : noun necessity
As in aim : noun goal

Example sentences :

If health is a desideratum, one way to attain a lot of it is to cut out the booze.
Extract from : « The Old Game » by Samuel G. Blythe

An appearance of antiquity is never a desideratum to the honest book-collector.
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan

A revision of genus Cratægus has long been a desideratum with botanists.
Extract from : « Handbook of the Trees of New England » by Lorin Low Dame

For in that summery clime shade, not sun, is the desideratum.
Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid

There is no sentiment in botany or in chemistry, and in them the desideratum is truth.
Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert

Douglas (Gawyn), a complete edition of his works a desideratum, 38.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 » by Various

Henryson (Robert), a complete edition of his poems a desideratum, 38.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 » by Various

How to do something, and still not do too much, is the desideratum.
Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two » by Abraham Lincoln

This desideratum of varied tone-colour is sought even by instrumentalists.
Extract from : « Style in Singing » by W. E. Haslam

A thoroughly faithful yet pleasing rendering is a desideratum.
Extract from : « Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail » by Alfred Nutt

Synonyms for desideratum

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