de·sid·er·a·tum (d -sd  -r  tm, -rä-)n. pl. de·sid·er·a·ta (-t ) 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). [Latin d  s dertum, from neuter past participle of dsderre, to desire; see desire.] |
desideratum [dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm]
n pl -ta [-tə]
something lacked and wanted
[from Latin; see desiderate]
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| Noun | 1. | desideratum - something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money" essential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" |
Translations
desideratum
n pl <desiderata> → Desiderat(um) nt (liter), → Erfordernis nt
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