yearning (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

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

yearning > pronunciation
Sounds	yer'nihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *yearning*: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.
Synonyms	longing, 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	yearn	desire strongly or persistently
Verbs	yearn	have a desire for something or someone who is not present

HyperDic: yearning