ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Yearnful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Yearnful is an adjective meaning Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.

Meaning

Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.

Example Sentences

So now lend me thy yearnful tunes to utter my sorrow.
I am yearnful to know who was the unhappy person the wicked general threatened.
Ah! they were grand days, those deep, full days, when our coming life, like an unseen organ, pealed strange, yearnful music in our ears, and our young blood cried out like a war-horse for the battle.

Synonyms for yearnful

Depending on context, synonyms include earnful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include yearnsome, wistful, hollow-hearted, wailful, whistful, mournful.

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