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belonging

belonging

122 3.6
A feeling of being accepted and part of a group or close to others
  • noun
  • /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/
translation icon : sentido de pertenencia
  • We feel young, we have history, we have a sense of belonging to something.
  • belonging and identity
  • ethnic belonging
  • motivation and belonging

A confident sense of belonging to what?

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Examples

  • You know, in a weird way, you'll, you'll, you'll be shocked at what finding that belonging can do for you.

  • Many people find a sense of belonging in their local community through shared activities.

  • This gives him that sense of belonging with you in your main space.

  • A sense of belonging in the place they call home.

  • And in those people you see a sense of belonging and purpose and meaning.

  • You need this, this feeling of belonging in your relationships.

  • Because they want to have a sense of belonging or being one with with the world.

  • And that sense of belonging was powerful there then.

  • We can give them that beautiful sense of belonging, all of it.

  • That's me having that, having that what I wanted, that belonging, being part of something.

Synonyms

attachment
vsbelonging
89 3.3

A strong feeling of liking and caring for someone or something

is about being accepted in a group rather than personal fondness
sense of community
vsbelonging
24 3.2

Feeling that you belong and are close to other people in a group

is felt as comfort and happiness within smaller groups or relationships
connectedness
vsbelonging
8 4.8

How people and things are joined and relate to each other

is an emotional sense of acceptance and comfort rather than mere links
belongingness
vsbelonging
5.6

A feeling of being accepted and included in a group

is the same feeling but uses a different noun form
welcomeness
vsbelonging
3.9

How much a person or place makes people feel wanted and comfortable

is the inner feeling of comfort and acceptance rather than acting to invite others

Antonyms

172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

30 7.4

Feeling of being alone and separate from other people

How Accepted

inclusion
65 3.7
acceptance
101 2.9
belonging
122 3.6
alienation
30 7.4

Surface Forms

belonging singular
belongings plural

Morphology

belonging = belong (transparent) = belong + ing

The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'belong' with the productive suffix '-ing', yielding the sense 'the state or feeling of belonging'.

Etymology

Belonging comes from the verb belong, which has the start be- meaning 'to be' and an old part that meant 'to be connected or fit'. So, belonging is about 'being connected' or accepted as part of a group, which explains its modern meaning as a feeling of acceptance.