longing

Meanings

Plural: longings

Noun

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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

Verb

desire strongly or persistently
present participle and gerund of long

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English longynge, langynge, langand, from Old English langiende, from Proto-Germanic *langōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long + -ing (present participle ending).

Synonyms

hanker, hungriness, long, yearn, yearning

Scrabble Score: 9

longing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
longing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
longing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

longing is a valid Words With Friends word