longed-for

1. 1.

   greatly desired

   Synonymswished-foryearned-for

   Similarwanted

Questions about longed-for

What does longed-for mean?

longed-for means "greatly desired".

How many syllables are in longed-for?

longed-for has 3 syllables and divides as lon-ged--for under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for longed-for?

Close synonyms include wished-for, yearned-for. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.