Aspiration vs Yearn - What's the difference?
aspiration | yearn |
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to or of)
The action of aspirating.
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
To long, have a strong desire (for something).
* All I yearn for is a simple life.
To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
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To pain; to grieve; to vex.
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As a noun aspiration
is the act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to or of.As a verb yearn is
to long, have a strong desire (for something).aspiration
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)- Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor
- Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game
Derived terms
* aspirational * aspirationalism * aspirationalistEtymology 2
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* aspirational * preaspirationExternal links
* * ----yearn
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) giernan, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore.
- It would yearn your heart to see it.
- It yearns me not if men my garments wear.