Longing

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

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

Thesaurus Entries

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