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Showing words for YEARN using the English dictionary

5 Letter Words for Yearn

enray, rayne, renay, yearn

4 Letter Words for Yearn

anre, aren, ayen, ayne, ayre, earn, eyra, nare, nary, near, rane, rean, reny, ryen, yare, yarn, yean, year, yern

3 Letter Words for Yearn

aer, ane, any, are, arn, ary, aye, ayr, ean, ear, era, ern, eyn, eyr, nae, nar, nay, nea, nye, ran, ray, rea, rna, rya, rye, yan, yar, yea, yen, yer

Definitions for Yearn

[1] to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
[2] to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child.
[3] (usually foll by for or after or an infinitive ) to have an intense desire or longing (for); pine (for)
[4] to feel tenderness or affection

Words related to Yearn

chafe, itch, hunger, covet, thirst, hanker, crave, pine, ache, lust, dream, want, long, languish

Words nearby Yearn

yeardley, yearling, yearlong, yearly, yearly meeting, yearn, yearning, yeasayer, yeast, yeast cake, yeast nucleic acid

Origin of Yearn

before 900; Middle English yernen, Old English giernan derivative of georn eager; akin to Old Norse girna to desire, Greek chaírein to rejoice, Sanskrit háryati (he) desires

Other words from Yearn

yearn·er , noun
un·yearned , adjective

Word origin for Yearn

Old English giernan; related to Old Saxon girnian, Old Norse girna, Gothic gairnjan, Old High German gerōn to long for, Sanskrit haryati he likes

Synonyms for Yearn

ache, chafe, covet, crave, hanker, hunger, itch, pine, thirst, dream, languish, long, lust, want, be desirous of, be eager for, be passionate, have a crush on, have a yen for, set one's heart on, wish for