hankering
Strong nagging desire
A hankering is a persistent desire or craving for something: I've had a hankering for barbecue all week.
The word suggests a longing that won't quite go away, often for something specific and attainable—comfort food, a place you miss, an activity you haven't done in a while.
To hanker is to feel such a craving: She's been hankering to visit her hometown.
Aching with prolonged desire
desire · wanting · ache · need · appetite · eagerness · keenness · fancy
Longing for one's dwelling
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- piningAching with prolonged desire
melancholy · remembrance · bygone · yesteryear · bittersweet · fondness · aching · heartsick
Need for nourishment
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- snackLight between-meal fare
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- tasteFlavor perception ability
ravenous · peckish · famished · munchies · comfort food · indulgence · sweet tooth · savory
Persistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
fetish · preoccupation · dependency · consuming · persistent · unrelenting · insatiable · unquenchable
pining
Aching with prolonged desire
thirst · desire · wanting · ache · need · appetite · eagerness · keenness · fancy · wish
homesickness
Longing for one's dwelling
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
pining · melancholy · remembrance · bygone · yesteryear · bittersweet · fondness · aching · heartsick · lonesome
hunger
Need for nourishment
taste · ravenous · peckish · famished · munchies · comfort food · indulgence · sweet tooth · savory · delicacy
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
infatuation · fetish · preoccupation · dependency · consuming · persistent · unrelenting · insatiable · unquenchable · nagging
hankeringindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · disinterest · nonchalance · insouciance