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Synonym challenge: Love and Desire

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pulchritudinous
a
physically beautiful; comely.
covet
vo
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others
beautiful
having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind.
zeal
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor.
zealous
ardently active, devoted, or diligent.
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affinity
n
inherent likeness or agreement; close resemblance or connection.
passion
n
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
gorgeous
splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent.
ecstatic
subject to or in a state of extreme pleasure; rapturous.
vivacious
lively; animated.
agape
n
unselfish love of one person for another without sexual implications; brotherly love.
amorousness
inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love.
yen
n
a desire or craving
tricksy
a
fashionably trim; spruce; smart.
paphian
of or pertaining to love, especially illicit sexual love; erotic; wanton.
nympholepsy
n
a frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable.
apotheosize
to elevate a person to the rank of a god.
desiderate
vo
to wish or long for.

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