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Longing vs Languishing - What's the difference?

longing | languishing | Synonyms |

Longing is a synonym of languishing.


As verbs the difference between longing and languishing

is that longing is while languishing is .

As nouns the difference between longing and languishing

is that longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire while languishing is the act of one who languishes.

As an adjective languishing is

lacking of vigor or spirit.

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

    languishing

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • lacking of vigor or spirit.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who languishes.
  • * 1680 , Thomas Otway, The Orphan
    • Happy, Monimia, he to whom these sighs, / These tears, and all these languishings , are paid!