craving en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.
Meanings
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A strong desire; yearning.
The craving for cuteness is a psychological phenomenon that originally had the purpose of increasing the chances of a baby to survive […]
2007, Christine Locher, The Cult of Cuteness in Japanese Youth Culture, page 13:The list of potential victories you could achieve with your reset is long, and it includes a fafillion wins that have nothing to do with the scale: Fewer blemishes. Thicker hair. Less join pain. Reduced cravings. No midday energy slump.
2016, Melissa Hartwig, Food Freedom Forever:[W]e contrived to satisfy the cravings of thirst by suffering the shirts to become saturated, and then wringing them so as to let the grateful fluid trickle into our mouths.
1838, [Edgar Allan Poe], chapter XIII, in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, pages 122–123:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| cravings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
feening · itchy feet · wanderlust
Relateds
compulsion · set one's heart on · hungry · passion · dependence · addiction · thirsty · greedy · eat one's heart out
Synonyms
longing · craving · yen · appetency · itch · hunger · thirst · letch · jones · hankering · urge · ache · lickerish · impulse · appetite · pining · yearning · lust
Translations (85)
ga ocras (strong desire; yearning) · ga andúil (strong desire; yearning) · cs choutky (strong desire; yearning) · es prurito (strong desire; yearning) · ja 渇望 (strong desire; yearning) · ro ardoare (strong desire; yearning) · de Heißhunger (strong desire; yearning) · ga áilíos (strong desire; yearning) · es ansia (strong desire; yearning) · ga miangas (strong desire; yearning) · be цяга (strong desire; yearning) · pt anelo (strong desire; yearning) · hu kívánás (strong desire; yearning) · ltg olka (strong desire; yearning) · he תַּאֲוָה (strong desire; yearning) · de Sehnsucht (strong desire; yearning) · ru стремле́ние (strong desire; yearning) · ru влече́ние (strong desire; yearning) · hu vágyódás (strong desire; yearning) · hu kívánósság (strong desire; yearning) · ru жа́жда (strong desire; yearning) · de Begierde (strong desire; yearning) · es angurria (strong desire; yearning) · el δίψα (strong desire; yearning) · ru пристра́стие (strong desire; yearning) · ar تَشَوُّق (strong desire; yearning) · es gana (strong desire; yearning) · fi tarve (strong desire; yearning) · sv längtan (strong desire; yearning) · el λαχτάρα (strong desire; yearning) · cmn 渴望 (strong desire; yearning) · ltg tveiksme (strong desire; yearning) · ltg steigsme (strong desire; yearning) · txb kāwalyñe (strong desire; yearning) · hu mohó/gyötrő/kínzó/heves vágy (strong desire; yearning) · bg жажда (strong desire; yearning) · be прага (strong desire; yearning) · lv alkas (strong desire; yearning) · pt sofreguidão (strong desire; yearning) · hu vágyakozás (strong desire; yearning) · fr désir ardent (strong desire; yearning) · ru тя́га (strong desire; yearning) · sv begär (strong desire; yearning) · ml വ്യാക്ക് (strong desire; yearning) · ga dúil (strong desire; yearning) · ro râvnă (strong desire; yearning) · be імкненне (strong desire; yearning) · ro sete (strong desire; yearning) · ja 切望 (strong desire; yearning) · el πόθος (strong desire; yearning) · es anhelo (strong desire; yearning) · scn disìu (strong desire; yearning) · fi halu (strong desire; yearning) · ga tart (strong desire; yearning) · ro poftă (strong desire; yearning) · ltg tveikys (strong desire; yearning) · ar غُلْمَة m [sexual craving] (strong desire; yearning) · ga mearadh (strong desire; yearning) · ar تَوْق (strong desire; yearning) · cy chwant (strong desire; yearning) · es ganas (strong desire; yearning) · pt ânsia (strong desire; yearning) · ca ànsia (strong desire; yearning) · hu sóvárgás (strong desire; yearning) · fi jano (strong desire; yearning) · bg копнеж (strong desire; yearning) · pl zachcianka (strong desire; yearning) · hu epekedés (strong desire; yearning) · ar شَبَق m [sexual craving] (strong desire; yearning) · it brama (strong desire; yearning) · ga gabhair (strong desire; yearning) · fi hinku (strong desire; yearning) · ga tothlaíocht (strong desire; yearning) · he חֵשֶׁק (strong desire; yearning) · lv kāre (strong desire; yearning) · de Gelüst (strong desire; yearning) · pl żądza (strong desire; yearning) · ga anrachán (strong desire; yearning) · cmn 癖好 (strong desire; yearning) · izh kaiho (strong desire; yearning) · lld gola (strong desire; yearning) · ga aimirne (strong desire; yearning) · ja 熱望 (strong desire; yearning) · grc ὄρεξις (strong desire; yearning) · ga tothlú (strong desire; yearning)