Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun desideratum

1 sense of desideratum

Sense 1
desideratum -- (something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money")
       => necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary -- (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")