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Longing vs Discontent - What's the difference?

longing | discontent |

As verbs the difference between longing and discontent

is that longing is present participle of lang=en while discontent is to deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

As nouns the difference between longing and discontent

is that longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire while discontent is dissatisfaction.

As an adjective discontent is

not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

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

    discontent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Dissatisfaction.
  • A longing for better times or circumstances.
  • * "Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York" Richard III, Act 1, Scene I Shakespeare
  • A discontented person. (see also malcontent ).

    • Related terms

    * discontented

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
    • (Jeremy Taylor)
  • * Bunyan
    • Passion seemed to be much discontent , but Patience was very quiet.