Definition of Longing

1. Noun. Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.

Exact synonyms: Hungriness, Yearning
Generic synonyms: Desire
Specialized synonyms: Hankering, Yen, Pining, Wishfulness, Wistfulness, Nostalgia, Discontent, Discontentedness, Discontentment
Derivative terms: Hungry, Long, Yearn, Yearn

Definition of Longing

1. n. An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.

Definition of Longing

1. Verb. (present participle of long) ¹

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

3. Noun. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Longing

1. a strong desire [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longing

longhorn beetle
longhorn beetles
longhorns
longhouse
longhouses
longicorn
longicorn beetle
longicornia
longicorns
longies
longilateral
longiloquence
longiloquent
longimanous
longimetry
longing (current term)
longingly
longings
longinquity
longipalp
longipennate
longipennes
longipennine
longiroster
longirosters
longirostral
longirostres
longish
longissimus capitis
longissimus cervicis

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