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- Dictionarylonging/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a yearning desire: "Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days"
adjective
- 1. having or showing a yearning desire: "her longing eyes"
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a feeling of wanting something or someone very much: He gazed at her, his eyes full of longing. a longing look. a longing for his homeland. Synonyms. desire (WANT) yearning. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of desire. appetite. caprice. carnality. carnally. compulsion. desperation. entitled. hankering. hunger. impulse buy.
The meaning of LONGING is a strong desire especially for something unattainable : craving. How to use longing in a sentence.
If you feel longing or a longing for something, you have a rather sad feeling because you want it very much. He felt a longing for the familiar. [ + for] Imelda spoke of her longing to return home. [ + to-infinitive] I was overwhelmed with longing for those innocent days of early childhood.
A longing is a strong feeling of need or desire for someone or something. If you're stuck in detention and all of your friends are outside enjoying a sunny day, you might be looking out the window with longing. A longing describes an unfulfilled desire.
Longing definition: strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant. See examples of LONGING used in a sentence.
