Words Like LONGING

We have put together a list of words that are similar to LONGING.

10 Alternative Words Similar to longing

1 Yearning Noun      Synonym Words Like Yearning
2 Hungriness Noun      Synonym Words Like Hungriness
3 Desire Noun      Synonym Words Like Desire
4 Discontent Noun      Hyponym Words Like Discontent
5 Wistfulness Noun      Hyponym Words Like Wistfulness
6 Wishfulness Noun      Hyponym Words Like Wishfulness
7 Discontentedness Noun      Hyponym Words Like Discontentedness
8 Discontentment Noun      Hyponym Words Like Discontentment
9 Nostalgia Noun      Hyponym Words Like Nostalgia
10 Pining Noun      Hyponym Words Like Pining

8 definitions of longing

1 An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
2 prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
3 A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
4 An eager desire; an earnest wish or craving.
5 Specifically, in pathology, one of the peculiar and often whimsical desires experienced by pregnant women.
6 Present participle of long.
7 An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
8 The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise
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