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Longing vs Desideratum - What's the difference?

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Longing is a related term of desideratum.


As nouns the difference between longing and desideratum

is that longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire while desideratum is something that is wished for, or considered desirable.

As a verb longing

is .

longing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

    • Synonyms

    * yearning

    Related terms

    * long

    See also

    * desire * miss

    desideratum

    English

    Noun

    (desiderata)
  • Something that is wished for, or considered desirable.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "desideratum")

    Related terms

    * desire