All yearning synonyms
yearnΒ·ing
Y y adjective yearning
- dry as dust β dull and boring: a dry-as-dust biography.
- syrupy β having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet: syrupy coffee.
- anxious β If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- athirst β having an eager desire; longing
- gasping β a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- juiceless β Without juice or sap.
- amatory β of, relating to, or inciting sexual love or desire
- wistful β characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- warmblooded β Alternative spelling of warm-blooded.
- nostalgic β experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- self-starting β starter (def 3).
- green with envy β If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
- appetent β having an eager longing or desire
- unquenchable β to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- wishful β having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.
- go-go β ALPS
- desirous β If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
- homesick β sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- insatiate β insatiable: insatiate greed.
- insatiable β not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.
- droughty β dry.
- eager β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- take over β the act of taking.
- hungered β Simple past tense and past participle of hunger.
- gumptious β initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- cornball β Cornball means the same as corny.
- quenchless β not capable of being quenched; unquenchable.
noun yearning
- desire β A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- longing β strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- yen β an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: Β₯; Abbreviation: Y.
- hunger β a compelling need or desire for food.
- thirst β a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- ache β If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- craving β an intense desire or longing
- nostalgia β a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
- urge β to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- hankering β a longing; craving.
- ambition β If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- appetite β Your appetite is your desire to eat.
- aspiration β Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- eagerness β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- fascination β the power or action of fascinating.
- passion β any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- craze β If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.
- fancy β imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- infatuation β the state of being infatuated.
- liking β Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
- love β a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- need β a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- want β to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.