🔄 Synonyms of "Longing"
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| Word | Definition |
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| yearningnoun | A wistful or melancholy longing. |
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| Word | Definition |
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| yearningnoun | A wistful or melancholy longing. |
| yearnverb | (intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. |
| desirenoun | To want; to wish for earnestly. |
| aspirationnoun | The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of). |
| wishverb | A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen. |
| ambitionnoun | (uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. |
| eagernessnoun | The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. |
| feelingnoun | Emotion; impression. |
| nostalgianoun | (transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. |
| willingnessnoun | The state of being willing |
| homesicknessnoun | The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away. |
| envynoun | Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). |
| sensenoun | Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste. |
| lustnoun | A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal. |
| questnoun | A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. |
| emptyverb | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| vacuumnoun | A region of space that contains no matter. |
| precipitatenoun | (transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly. |
| tastenoun | One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation. |
| itchnoun | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
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