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. 2022 Feb 4;27(2):e168–e175. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyab027

Table 6.

The modifiers of “hope” and “desire.”

Modifers of ‘hope’ Modifiers of ‘desire’
The modifiers of ‘hope’ flebile (feeble) 560 0
residuo (remaining) 656 0
fondato (well-founded) 348 0
beato (blessed) 269 0
messianico (messianic) 207 0
fiducioso (confident) 187 0
tenue (tenuous) 179 0
cristiano (Christian) 1432 14
falso (false) 1544 44
deluso (unmet) 347 13
ragionevole (reasonable) 325 21
concreto (concrete) 995 61
incrollabile (unshakable) 135 11
riposto (placed) 130 13
vano (vain) 1698 176
illusorio (illusory 294 36
perduto (lost) 236 28
fermo (firm) 376 64
unico (only) 5029 1369
vago (vague) 242 113
segreto (secret) 664 480
recondito (hidden) 80 336
legittimo (legitimate) 122 614
sincero (sincere) 107 708
intimo (intimate) 79 527
vivo (alive) 210 1490
pio (pious) 73 600
forte (strong) 394 3551
egoistico (selfish) 15 270
inconscio (unconscious) 36 641
profondo (deep) 168 2742
ardente (burning) 85 2081
struggente (heart wrenching) 11 288
innato (innate) 8 328
espresso (expressed) 0 322
inappagato (unfulfilled) 0 249
insaziabile (unsatiable) 0 280
smodato (excessive) 0 288
erotico (erotic) 0 385
carnale (carnal) 0 330
irrefrenabile (uncontrollable) 0 852
The modifiers of ‘desire’ sessuale (sexual) 0 5997