yearns
Longs for intensely
Yearns means to long for something with deep, persistent desire.
The word suggests emotional aching—a pull toward what's absent or unattainable: She yearns for the simplicity of childhood, He yearned to see his homeland again.
Yearning carries more wistfulness than wanting, more tenderness than craving.
Aching with prolonged desire
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- languishWeaken through suffering
- sighAudible emotional breath
miss · heartache · wishful · wishing · longs · craves · desires · hungers
Desires intensely
- covetsDesires enviously
- aspiresSeeks to achieve
- lustsPowerful physical cravings
- hungersIntensely desires something
wants · wishes · dreams · ambition · urge · itch · hankering · yen
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- pastTime already gone
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
homesick · homesickness · sentimentality · recollection · reverie · halcyon · heritage · longing
pining
Aching with prolonged desire
sigh · miss · heartache · wishful · wishing · longs · craves · desires · hungers · thirsts
craves
Desires intensely
hungers · wants · wishes · dreams · ambition · urge · itch · hankering · yen · appetite
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- pastTime already gone
- yesteryearTime not long past
bygone · homesick · homesickness · sentimentality · recollection · reverie · halcyon · heritage · longing · wistful
yearnsshrugs off
Dismisses without concern
disregards · ignores · overlooks · tolerates
- nostalgic yearningBittersweet longing for past