Meaning of LONGING
| Pronunciation: | | 'longing
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] prolonged unfulfilled desire or need |
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LONGING is a 7 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | yearning |
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| | See Also: | | desire, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, hankering, nostalgia, pining, wishfulness, wistfulness, yen | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Long"ing\, n.
An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest
wish; an aspiration.
Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me.
--Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | aching, craving, desiderium, desire, fancy, hankering, Heimweh, homesick, homesickness, honing, hunger, languishing, languishment, mal du pays, maladie du pays, nostalgia, nostalgic, nostomania, pining, wish, wishful, wistful, yearnful, yearning, yen |
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