Complete Definition of "longing"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-longing.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
longing

  1. present participle of|long

Noun
en-noun

  1. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

Synonyms
yen

Translations

Finnish: kaipuu, kaipaus, ikävä
German: Sehnsucht f, Sehnen n
Hebrew: ����� (kmi-ha), ��ס�פ��|�ִּ�סּ�ּפִ�� (kisufim), he-translation|���|kaleh
Italian: brama f
mid
Scottish Gaelic: cianalas m, iarraidh m, fadachd m, miann m|f, ionndrainn m

Related terms
long

See also
desire
miss

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