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Longing

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yearningnounA wistful or melancholy longing.

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yearningnounA 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.
desirenounTo want; to wish for earnestly.
aspirationnounThe 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).
wishverbA 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.
eagernessnounThe state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
feelingnounEmotion; impression.
nostalgianoun(transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
willingnessnounThe state of being willing
homesicknessnounThe 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.
envynounResentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
sensenounAny of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
lustnounA feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
questnounA journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
emptyverbDevoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
vacuumnounA region of space that contains no matter.
precipitatenoun(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
tastenounOne of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
itchnounA sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

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