longing (redirected from longings)

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 [ˈlɒŋɪŋ]

n

a prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

adj

having or showing desire or need a longing look

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

desire, hope, wish, burning, urge, ambition, hunger, yen (informal), hungering, aspiration, ache, craving, yearning, coveting, itch, thirst, hankering He felt a longing for the familiar.
desire disgust, loathing, disregard, indifference, apathy, revulsion, antipathy, abhorrence, unconcern

adjective

yearning, anxious, eager, burning, hungry, pining, craving, languishing, ardent, avid, wishful, wistful, desirous sharp intakes of breath and longing looks
yearning cold, disgusted, loathing, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, hateful, apathetic

Translations

longing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ]

A. N (= yearning) (for place) → nostalgia f, añoranza f; (for past time) → añoranza f; (for person, thing) → anhelo m
she felt a longing for her childhood days → añoraba los días de su infancia
he felt a longing for his homeland → sentía nostalgia por su país, añoraba su país
people have a longing for normality → la gente anhela la normalidad
she gazed at him with longing → lo miró con anhelo

B. ADJ [look] → anhelante

longing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ]

n

(= urge, craving) (for something in the present or the future) → désir m, envie f
longing for sth → envie de qch
He tried to put into words his longing for a baby → Il essaya de dire combien il avait envie d'un bébé.

(= nostalgia) (for something in the past) → nostalgie f
longing for sth → nostalgie de qch
He felt a longing for the familiar → Il avait la nostalgie des choses familières.

adj [look, glance] (for something in the present or the future) → plein(e) d'envie; (for something in the past) → plein(e) de nostalgie

longing

adj look → sehnsüchtig; eyes → sehnsuchtsvoll

n → Sehnsucht f → (for nach); this sense of longing → diese Sehnsucht; to have a (great) longing to do something → sich (sehr) danach sehnen, etw zu tun

longing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ]

1. n → desiderio; (for food) → voglia; (nostalgia) → nostalgia

2. adj (look) → pieno/a di desiderio or di nostalgia

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longing [ˈlɒŋɪŋ]

1. n → desiderio; (for food) → voglia; (nostalgia) → nostalgia

2. adj (look) → pieno/a di desiderio or di nostalgia