longing
Meaning
long
Synonyms
eager desire
ardent desire
wishful
liquorish
Translations
Sehnsucht
saudade
désir
anhelo
brama
verlangen
özlem
λαχτάραFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English longynge, langynge, langand, from Old English langiende, from Proto-Germanic *langōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long + -ing (present participle ending).
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