longing
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desireAn earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
» She never told anyone about her secret longings.
Sie hat nie jemandem etwas über ihre geheimen Sehnsüchte erzählt. — Espi
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Examples
1 sentencesShe never told anyone about her secret longings.
deSie hat nie jemandem etwas über ihre geheimen Sehnsüchte erzählt. — Espi
Meaning
2 sensesAn earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
Sehnsucht, Sehnen, Verlangen
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The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.
- prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
Origin
From Middle English longinge, langynge, from Old English longung, langung (“longing, desirFrom Middle English longinge, langynge, from Old English longung, langung (“longing, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langungō, gerund of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long + -ing (gerund ending).
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Forms
plural: longingsSynonyms
2 synonyms- prolonged unfulfilled desire or need:yearninghungriness
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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