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1. (n.) longing
strong, persistent desire or craving, esp. for something unattainable or distant:
filled with longing for home.
2. longing
an instance of this:
a sudden longing to see old friends.
3. (adj.) longing
characterized by earnest desire:
a longing look.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) longing, yearning, hungriness
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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1. (noun) longing
a strong desire
a feeling of longing for home; deep longings for a relationship; a longing look at the cake; The dog stared longingly at the door.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) longing
an eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration
2. longing
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Sense: a great desire or wish for something
She looked at the cakes with longing.
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 Afrikaans: verlange |
 Arabic: شَوْق، تَوْق |
 Bulgarian: копнеж |
 Brazilian: ânsia |
 Czech: dychtivost |
 German: das Verlangen |
 Danish: længsel |
 Greek: έντονη επιθυμία |
 Spanish: anhelo, deseo, añoranza |
 Estonian: igatsus |
 Farsi: آرزوی شدید |
 Finnish: kaipaus |
 French: envie |
 Hebrew: גַּעגוּעִים |
 Hindi: लालसा |
 Croatian: čežnja, žudnja |
 Hungarian: vágyódás |
 Indonesian: keinginan |
 Icelandic: þrá, löngun |
 Italian: desiderio |
 Japanese: 切望 |
 Korean: 갈망 |
 Lithuanian: didelis noras, geismas, t |
 Latvian: ilgas; ilgošanās |
 Malay: teringin |
 Dutch: verlangen |
 Norwegian: lengsel |
 Polish: tęsknota |
 Persian: آرزوی شدید |
 Pashto: ډيره شديده غوښتنه |
 Portuguese: ânsia |
 Romanian: dor, poftă |
 Russian: сильное желание |
 Slovak: dychtivosť |
 Slovenian: hrepenenje |
 Serbian: žudnja |
 Swedish: längtan |
 Thai: ความปรารถนา |
 Turkish: özlem, hasret |
 Taiwanese: 渴望 |
 Ukrainian: палке бажання |
 Urdu: شدید خواہش |
 Vietnamese: sự khao khát |
 Chinese: 渴望 |
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