1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Long.

2. (n.) An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.

Heimweh aching craving desiderium desire fancy hankering homesick homesickness honing hunger languishing languishment mal du pays maladie du pays nostalgia nostalgic nostomania pining wish wishful wistful yearnful yearning yen