Desire and Yearning

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Desire

Desire noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: a desire for adventure and excitement prompted him to travel to Africa

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Yearning is a synonym for desire in wish topic. In some cases you can use "Yearning" instead a noun "Desire", when it comes to topics like want. popular alternative

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Yearning

Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.

Usage example: had a sudden yearning for something sweet

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Desire is a synonym for yearning in feeling topic. You can use "Desire" instead the word "Yearning" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as longing. popular alternative

Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly

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simple	simple desire	simple yearning
romantic	romantic desire	romantic yearning
strong	strong desire	strong yearning
real	real desire	real yearning
Other adjectives: constant, desperate, shared, subconscious.

Both words in one sentence

HF/Shioru is a straight freefall from Saviour to Man.In Heaven's Feel, Shirou not only yearns, but he places his yearning, his desire for selfish happiness, above the happiness of the world at large.

Source: Analysis / Fate/stay night
This quest represents The American Dream, the yearning desire to rise through suffering and hardship and then live well and happily.

Source: Analysis / Doom House

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