anhelo

Definitions of anhelo
  1. noun
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    synonyms: acucia, anhelación, hambre, pujo, regosto, sed
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    ansia
    a yearning for something or to do something
    añoranza, guayabo, nostalgia, saudade
    longing for something past
    descontento
    a longing for something better than the present situation
    amartelamiento, enamoramiento, encaprichamiento
    a pining for a loved one
    añoranza, morriña, nostalgia, querencia, saudade
    a longing to return home
    contrariedad
    a feeling of sulky discontent
    insatisfacción
    the feeling of being displeased and discontent
    type of:
    deseo
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
  2. noun
    a strong sexual desire
    synonyms: ansia, chañaca, comezón, deseo, hormiga, hormigueo, lascivia, picazón, picor, prurito, quemazón, reconcomio, sarna
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    concupiscencia
    a desire for sexual intimacy
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