longing

noun

A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.

noun

An eager desire; an earnest wish or craving.

noun

Specifically, in pathology, one of the peculiar and often whimsical desires experienced by pregnant women.

noun

An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.

verb

Present participle of long.

noun

An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

noun

The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

noun

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need