undesire

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noun

Lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.

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nounundesire (plural undesires)

plural undesires

  1. Lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.

    Similarly, lines five and six, in the punctuation adopted, imply that the states of desire and undesire are antithetical.

    1969, Max Kaltenmark, Lao Tzu and Taoism
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    “I am the pearl of the mine of undesire,” came the answer. “Now tell the disciples, My mine is the mine of undesire, and my pearl is the pearl of the mine of unpurpose.”

    2013, Farid al-Din Attar, Muslim Saints and Mystics

    Synonyms: unwill

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLack or absence of desire; desirelessness.

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“undesire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undesire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undesire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undesire.

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