desideratum

< /dɪˌsɪd əˈreɪ tə, -ˈrɑ-, -ˌzɪd-/.

1. something wanted or needed.

plural noun, singular de·sid·er·a·tum.

1. things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum: “Happily-ever-after” and “eternal love” appear to be the desiderata of the current generation; to whom “fat chance” say those of us who are older, wiser, and more curmudgeonly.

noun plural -ta (-tə)

1. something lacked and wanted

noun

1. the plural of desideratum

n.

“something lacking,” see desiderata.

n.

plural of desideratum (1650s), from Latin, literally “something for which desire is felt,” from past participle stem of desiderare “to long for” (see desire).