longing

long·ing  (lôngng, lng-)

n.

A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.

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longing·ly adv.

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longing

Noun

a strong feeling of wanting something one is unlikely ever to have

Adjective

having or showing desire: longing glances

longingly adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

longing - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need yearning, hungriness desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state hankering, yen - a yearning for something or to do something pining - a feeling of deep longing wishfulness - an unrealistic yearning wistfulness - a sadly pensive longing nostalgia - longing for something past discontent, discontentedness, discontentment - a longing for something better than the present situation

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longing

noun 1. desire, hope, wish, burning, urge, ambition, hunger, yen (informal) hungering, aspiration, ache, craving, yearning, coveting, itch, thirst, hankering << OPPOSITE indifference

adjective 2. yearning, anxious, eager, burning, hungry, pining, craving, languishing, ardent, avid, wishful, wistful, desirous << OPPOSITE indifferent

Translations

longing [ˈlɔŋɪŋ] n → anhelo, ansia (= nostalgia); nostalgia

adj → anhelante

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longing [ˈlɔŋɪŋ] long n → désir m, envie f (= nostalgia); nostalgie f

adj → plein(e) d'envie or de nostalgie

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longing [ˈlɔŋɪŋ] long n → Sehnsucht f

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longing [ˈlɔŋɪŋ] n → desiderio, voglia, brama

adj → di desiderio; pieno/a di nostalgia