yearning en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈjɝnɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English yerning, from Old English ġierning, ġierninge. Equivalent to the gerund (yearn + -ing). yearn comes from Proto-West Germanic *girnijan, from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną, from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) + *-janą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”). By surface analysis, yearn + -ing.
Meanings
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A wistful or melancholy longing.
She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yearnings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (59)
pt saudade (wistful or melancholy longing) · ja 憧れ (wistful or melancholy longing) · sv längtan (wistful or melancholy longing) · fr envie (wistful or melancholy longing) · he כִּיסּוּפִים (wistful or melancholy longing) · cs stesk (wistful or melancholy longing) · it voglia (wistful or melancholy longing) · sq gullmi (wistful or melancholy longing) · ru стремле́ние (wistful or melancholy longing) · ru скло́нность (wistful or melancholy longing) · grc πόθος (wistful or melancholy longing) · it anelito (wistful or melancholy longing) · pam dulap (wistful or melancholy longing) · ar شَوْق (wistful or melancholy longing) · cs tesknění (wistful or melancholy longing) · cs stýskání (wistful or melancholy longing) · de Sehnsucht (wistful or melancholy longing) · grc ἐπιθυμία (wistful or melancholy longing) · ka წყურვილი (wistful or melancholy longing) · sh čežnja (wistful or melancholy longing) · fi ikävä (wistful or melancholy longing) · es anhelo (wistful or melancholy longing) · mi poreirewa (wistful or melancholy longing) · tr özlem (wistful or melancholy longing) · de großes Verlangen (wistful or melancholy longing) · cmn 憧憬 (wistful or melancholy longing) · ro dor (wistful or melancholy longing) · ro năzuință (wistful or melancholy longing) · fi kaipuu (wistful or melancholy longing) · sa छन्दस् (wistful or melancholy longing) · es cuita (wistful or melancholy longing) · ro dorință arzătoare (wistful or melancholy longing) · ru тоска́ (wistful or melancholy longing) · tr hasret (wistful or melancholy longing) · izh kaiho (wistful or melancholy longing) · ca anhel (wistful or melancholy longing) · da længsel (wistful or melancholy longing) · eo sopiro (wistful or melancholy longing) · hy կարոտ (wistful or melancholy longing) · it bramosia (wistful or melancholy longing) · it desiderio (wistful or melancholy longing) · it brama (wistful or melancholy longing) · ko 동경 (wistful or melancholy longing) · grc ὄρεξις (wistful or melancholy longing) · fi kaipaus (wistful or melancholy longing) · ru тя́га (wistful or melancholy longing) · bg жадуване (wistful or melancholy longing) · es añoranza (wistful or melancholy longing) · el πόθος (wistful or melancholy longing) · bg копнеж (wistful or melancholy longing) · it struggimento (wistful or melancholy longing) · fr aspiration (wistful or melancholy longing) · it nostalgia (wistful or melancholy longing) · pl tęsknota (wistful or melancholy longing) · tr iştiyak (wistful or melancholy longing) · eo dezirego (wistful or melancholy longing) · txb ñyās (wistful or melancholy longing) · la dēsīderium (wistful or melancholy longing) · izh ikävä (wistful or melancholy longing)