Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yearny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yearny
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indicating strong desire, passion, or longing; eager.

adj

Overly desirous; sentimental.

Example Sentences

"It was beautiful and made me feel yearny for home."
"I was slooshying more like malenky romantic songs, what they call Lieder, just a goloss and a piano, very quiet and like yearny, different from when it had been all bolshy orchestras and me lying on the bed between […]"
""Long Ago and Far Away," "Sentimental Journey": "Never thought my heart could be so yearny, Why did I decide to roam? Gotta take that sentimental journey, Sentimental journey home.""
"Apart from the pathetic yearny crush bit, obviously."

Etymology

From yearn + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: yearn

Inflected Forms

yearnier (comparative) more yearny (comparative) yearniest (superlative) most yearny (superlative)

Questions

What does yearny mean?: Indicating strong desire, passion, or longing; eager.
Where does yearny come from?: From yearn + -y.

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