Sehnsucht — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aspiration noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
- craving noun A strong, persistent desire for something.
- longing noun A strong, often wistful desire for something.
- pine noun An evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves, or the wood it produces.
- velleity noun The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
- yearning noun A deep, wistful longing for something.
Senses
Sehnsucht is used for these senses in English:
- aspiration The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
- craving A strong desire; yearning.
- longing An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
- pine (archaic) A painful longing.
- velleity A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.
- yearning A wistful or melancholy longing.
aspiration — full definition
- noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
- noun (medicine) The act of drawing out fluid or tissue from the body using suction, usually through a needle.
- noun (phonetics) A puff of breath released after certain consonant sounds.