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longing
[ lawng-ing, long- ]
noun
- strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant:
filled with longing for home.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- an instance of this:
a sudden longing to see old friends.
adjective
- having or characterized by persistent or earnest desire:
a longing look.
Synonyms: ,
longing
/ ˈɒŋɪŋ /
noun
- a prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
adjective
- having or showing desire or need
a longing look
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲԲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- DzԲiԲ· adverb
- DzԲiԲ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A second of longing is all it takes for evil to seep into the cracks of your life’s foundation.
Having won a Golden Globe, Chamberlain then picked up another as Father Ralph de Bricassart in The Thorn Birds, a priest torn between God and his sexual longing afor the actress, Rachel Ward.
The whole “Big Daddy” concept — deeply rooted in Southern culture — is essentially about longing for a dominant patriarch, a figure of unquestioned authority who brings order, control and tradition.
“In those early seasons, we capture so much of their longing for one another. Everyone wants to be longed for in the way these two long for one another.”
He's dehumanized himself, becoming a garish caricature of fascist longing instead.
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