longing
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈlɔŋɪŋ/
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- And I would just pour through them with a longing to one day understand.
- deep longing
- human longing
- longing and loneliness
love is an effort. Love is a longing to include
- love is an effort. Love is a longing to include
- There is a sweet taste of longing when you write when you're away.
- And I would just pour through them with a longing to one day understand.
- Yeah, it's fascinating, the longing for love and nurture.
- How sorrow and longing make us whole.
- The second set of emotions we have to go through is sadness and longing, IE grief.
- And that longing pops the bubble.
- We're going to talk about craving and impulse and lust and longing and aspiration with today's guests.
- So it's apparently about the longing of lonely children and racism.
- The truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing.
Examples
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Many people experience a longing for love when they are alone.
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But their eyes, there's such longing in their eyes.
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So I think, you know, the longing to matter is extremely deep.
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What is that longing for connection with others?
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And I felt the longing for my home so far away.
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At that point, I was just longing for some sort of normalcy.
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How sorrow and longing make us whole.
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These senses are the fruits of a lifetime of longing.
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Yeah, it's fascinating, the longing for love and nurture.
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John thinks he's being casual, but his longing for some kind of parental connection is obvious.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
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3.7
A very strong desire for things like food or cigarettes
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1.0
A strong desire for something you wish to have
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6.6
A strong wish to have or do something
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5.5
A strong, lasting wish for something you want but cannot get
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7.8
Missing someone or something very much and feeling sad
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6.8
A gentle, sad feeling of missing the past
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6.7
A feeling of strong hope for something unlikely to happen
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7.7
A deep sadness and strong wish to be with a person you care about
A strong feeling of wanting something that is not there
A strong desire to have or do something
A strong, painful wish for something you cannot have
Antonyms
How Desirous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Longing comes from the simple verb long, which originally meant 'to yearn' and is connected to the idea of something lasting a long time. Picture your heart 'stretching' toward someone or something over time, and you have a deep, lasting want — that's why longing means a strong desire for something you cannot have.