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Princeton's WordNet

  1. longed-for, wished-for, yearned-foradjective

    greatly desired

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  1. longed-for

    Longed-for generally refers to something that has been desired or wished for over an extended period of time. It's an often intense feeling of wanting or yearning for a particular thing or event.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of longed-for in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of longed-for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of longed-for in a Sentence

  1. Alfred Tennyson:

    No life that breathes with human breath Has ever truly longed for death.

  2. Anatole France:

    All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves we must die to one life before we can enter another.

  3. Anatole France:

    All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

  4. Aseef Balmacoon:

    I am beyond happy, i, like many others, longed for a better Guyana and a country where all its peoples can come together and live as one.

  5. Bianca Phillips:

    I loved the taste and texture of meat, but as soon as I understood where meat came from, I could no longer stomach it. Yet I still longed for the taste and texture. And I found the answer in plant meats, thankfully, they've improved a great deal since I first switched to plant meats 20 years ago. So many vegan companies now make plant meats with very high-quality ingredients, resulting in a minimally processed product that's actually nutritious.


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