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Yearning

ˈjəːnɪŋ

Yearning definitions

noun

Inflections:

yearning yearnings

a feeling of intense longing for something, typically something that one been separated from or that is unattainable

"he felt a yearning for the mountains"

Synonyms:
longing pining craving desire want wish hankering urge need hunger hungering thirst appetite greed lust ache burning fancy inclination eagerness fervour

adjective

Inflections:

yearning

involving or expressing yearning

"a yearning hope"