English Explanatory Dictionary

yearnful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.

Word forms

yearnful more yearnful most yearnful

Etymology

From Middle English yernful, ȝeornful, from Old English ġearnfull, ġeornful (“desirous, eager, zealous, diligent, anxious”), equivalent to yearn + -ful.

Synonyms

earnful

Derived words

yearnfully yearnfulness
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