- plural of desideratum.
desiderata
Americanplural noun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
To quote a line Max Ehrmann's poem, Desiderata, " . . . listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story."
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2016
Based on the poem Desiderata, the lyrics conveyed that everyone in the universe has a right to be here.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
"Desiderata" he said slowly, and the colour left his face as he pronounced it.
From The Devourers by Chartres, Annie Vivanti
I believe this letter, or something like it, was published by Peck in his Desiderata Curiosa, and also by Mr. Roberts in his Life of Monmouth.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 88, July 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
The death of the old Earl of Norwich is thus chronicled in Peck's Desiderata Curiosa, p.
From Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
