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Longing vs Yearning - What's the difference?

longing | yearning | Synonyms |

Yearning is a synonym of longing.



As verbs the difference between longing and yearning

is that longing is present participle of lang=en while yearning is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between longing and yearning

is that longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire while yearning is a wistful or melancholy longing.

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

    yearning

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wistful or melancholy longing.
    • She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.
  • (archaic) rennet

    • Related terms

    * yearn

    Verb

    (head)
    • English abstract nouns