Longing (Noun)
Meaning
Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- She felt a deep longing for her childhood home that she couldn't shake after moving away to college.
- His longing for adventure drove him to quit his job and travel the world.
- The community was filled with a collective longing for justice and equality after years of systemic oppression.
- As she flipped through old photos, she was hit with a sudden longing for her deceased grandmother's warm smile.
- Despite the years since their breakup, he still felt a lingering longing for his ex-partner that he couldn't seem to overcome.