Meaning of LONGING
| Pronunciation: | | 'longing
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| | Definition: | | [n] prolonged unfulfilled desire or need |
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| | Synonyms: | | yearning |
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| | See Also: | | desire, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, hankering, nostalgia, pining, wishfulness, wistfulness, yen | |
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| | Definition: | | Longing
This novel about the relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara begins when Schumann is dying and reminiscing about the events of his life, which include his dissipated youth, his failures and successes as a musician, and--most of all--his love for the beautiful and gifted Clara. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. more details ... |
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| 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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