longing (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *longing*:
NOUN	feeling	longing, yearning, hungriness	prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

longing > pronunciation
Sounds	lao'ngihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *longing*: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.
Synonyms	yearning, hungriness
Narrower	discontentment, discontent, discontentedness	A longing for something better than the present situation
	hankering, yen	A yearning for something or to do something
	nostalgia	longing for something past
	pining	A feeling of deep longing
	wishfulness	An unrealistic yearning
	wistfulness	A sadly pensive longing
Broader	desire	The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Spanish	acucia, anhelación, anhelo, añoranza, hambre, pujo, regosto, sed, suspiro
Catalan	anhel, deler, desig, sospir
Verbs	long	desire strongly or persistently

HyperDic: longing