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yearning |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb yearn 1 of 3 senses of yearn Sense 2 long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish => die Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb yearn 1 of 3 senses of yearn Sense 2 long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish => die Entailment of verb yearn Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb yearn 3 senses of yearn Sense 1 hanker, long, yearn => desire, want Sense 2 long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish => miss Sense 3 yearn => care for cherish, hold dear, treasure Familiarity of verb yearn yearn used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb yearn Sense 1 hanker, long, yearn => desire, want -------------- Sense 2 long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish => miss -------------- Sense 3 yearn => care for cherish, hold dear, treasure -------------- Grep of noun yearning yearning Overview of noun yearning The noun yearning has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) longing, yearning -- (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need) Overview of verb yearn The verb yearn has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently) 2. long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish -- (have a yen for) 3. yearn -- (have affection for feel tenderness for) Overview of adj yearning The adj yearning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wistful, yearning -- (full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds") Antonyms of adj yearning 1 sense of yearning Sense 1 wistful, yearning INDIRECT (VIA sad) -> glad Similarity of adj yearning 1 sense of yearning Sense 1 wistful, yearning => sad (vs. glad) Attributes of adj yearning Familiarity of adj yearning yearning used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj yearning yearning Overview of noun yearning The noun yearning has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) longing, yearning -- (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need) Overview of verb yearn The verb yearn has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently) 2. long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish -- (have a yen for) 3. yearn -- (have affection for feel tenderness for) Overview of adj yearning The adj yearning has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wistful, yearning -- (full of longing or unfulfilled desire; "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds")
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