Longing definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Longing definition: If you feel longing or a longing for something, you have a rather sad feeling because you... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesConjugationGrammar Definitionof 'longing'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× longing (lɒŋɪŋ ,USlɔːŋ- ) Wordforms:plurallongings variablenoun[NOUNto-infinitive] Ifyoufeellongingoralongingforsomething,youhavearathersadfeelingbecauseyouwantitverymuch. Hefeltalongingforthefamiliar.[+for] Imeldaspokeofherlongingtoreturnhome.[+to-infinitive] Iwasoverwhelmedwithlongingforthoseinnocentdaysofearlychildhood. Synonyms:desire,hope,wish,burning MoreSynonymsoflonging MoreSynonymsoflonging CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof longing Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'longing' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'longing' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'apocynthion' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency longinginBritishEnglish (ˈlɒŋɪŋ ) noun1. aprolongedunfulfilleddesireorneed adjective2. havingorshowingdesireorneed alonginglook CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformslongingly(ˈlongingly)adverb WordFrequency longinginAmericanEnglish (ˈlɔŋɪŋ ) noun1.  strongdesire;yearning adjective2.  feelingorshowingayearning Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformslongingly(ˈlongingly) adverb Wordoriginseelong2 WordFrequency longinginAmericanEnglish (ˈlɔŋɪŋ,ˈlɑŋ-) noun1. strong,persistentdesireorcraving,esp.forsomethingunattainableordistant filledwithlongingforhome 2. aninstanceofthis asuddenlongingtoseeoldfriends adjective3. havingorcharacterizedbypersistentorearnestdesire alonginglook SYNONYMS1.aspiration.Seedesire.3.desirous,yearning.ANTONYMS1.apathy.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformslonginglyadverb longingnessnoun Wordorigin[bef.1000;ME;OElangung;seelong2,-ing1] Examplesof'longing'inasentence longing TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Becomingafathermethisdeeplongingtohaveasettledfamilylife.TheGuardian(2015)Westayedhereforjustonenightandarelongingtoreturn.TheGuardian(2016)Howmuchmustshehavebeenlongingforahugafterallthosemonths?TheGuardian(2021)Lookingoutattheunendingspaceandthenlongingforland?TheGuardian(2019)Thegroundannouncerjustletoutaratherlongingsigh.TheGuardian(2017)Alongingforhome,andthememoriesevokedbythepast,werenolongerseenasdetrimentaltomentalwellbeing.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Allthegreatfairytalesandmythsarefulloflossandlonging.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Butlongingforthepastdoesnothelponebit.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thebandislongingtogethomenow.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2013)Iambathedinloveandnostalgia,oflongingsandsuchmemories.Times,SundayTimes(2007) COBUILDCollocations longing  deeplonging romanticlonging spirituallonging Trendsof longing Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages longing BritishEnglish:longing NOUN/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/Ifyoufeellongingoralongingforsomething,youhavearathersadfeelingbecauseyouwantitverymuch.Hefeltalongingforthefamiliar.AmericanEnglish:longing /ˈlɔŋɪŋ/BrazilianPortuguese:anseio Chinese:极想念EuropeanSpanish:anhelo French:nostalgie German:Sehnsucht Italian:desiderio Japanese:恋しさKorean:갈망EuropeanPortuguese:anseio LatinAmericanSpanish:anhelo Thai:การโหยหา,ความปรารถนา Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically longing longicorn longicornbeetle longies longing longingly longinquity Longinus AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'L' Relatedtermsof longing long deeplonging romanticlonging spirituallonging longlist Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionoflongingfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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