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
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Sense 2
long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
=> miss
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Sense 3
yearn
=> care for cherish, hold dear, treasure
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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")
yearning definition
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