Longing and Notion

Longing

Longing noun - A strong wish for something.

Notion and longing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Notion" instead a noun "Longing".

Nearby Words: longed, longingly

Notion

Notion noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.

Longing and notion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Longing" instead a noun "Notion".

Nearby Words: noted, notional, noting

How words are described

romantic romantic longing romantic notion

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / GeGeGe no Kitaro A few times, even in the live action movies, Kitaro has shown a quiet but very apparent longing to have human friends and love...but is often stopped, sometimes by his father behind his back, by the notion that outliving friends or a love is just too painful for Youkai and is generally avoided.
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