longing
/ˈlɒŋɪŋ
/noun
A yearning desire: Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days [mass noun]: a tale of love and longing...
- The longings and legitimate desires for approval, acceptance and understanding are cut off.
- Give yourself the breathing room necessary to feel your deepest longings and desires.
- It signifies the love and longings of the women who make it.
Synonyms
yearning, pining, craving, ache, burning, hunger, thirst, itch, urge, lust, hankering, need, eagerness, zeal, covetousness;
wish, fancy, desire, want;
hope, aspiration, dream
informal yen
adjective [attributive]
Having or showing a yearning desire: her longing eyes...
- Prayer meetings are moving where there is a longing desire and yearning for answers from heaven.
- She gazed back at the couple in her rear view mirror, a wistful, longing expression in her blue-green eyes.
- The second aspect is the trust of desire, or longing trust.
Synonyms
yearning, desirous, pining, craving, hungry, thirsty, hankering, avid, covetous;
wishful, hopeful, wistful