longing in English dictionary

  • longing

    Meanings and definitions of "longing"

    • Present participle of long.
    • An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
    • The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise
    • noun
      An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
    • noun
      The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise
    • verb
      present participle of [i]long[/i]
    • melancholic desire
    • A deep and aching desire for someone or something.
    • noun
      prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

    Synonyms of "longing" in English dictionary

    desire, yearning, hungriness are the top synonyms of "longing" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of longing

    • longing ( plural  longings)
    • lm  liczba mnoga longings
    • longing (plural longings)
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