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yen
noun [C usually singular] (WISH) /jen/ (plural yen) informalDefinition
› a strong feeling of wanting or wishing for something: I have a yen for travelling.Feelings of desire
(Definition of yen noun (WISH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appetite noun (NEED)
- call noun (DEMAND)
- caprice noun
- compulsion noun (WANT)
- craving noun
- cupidity noun
- dream noun (HOPE)
- drive noun (POWER)
- every determiner (ALL)
- get itchy feet idiom
- hunger noun (DESIRE)
- impulse buy noun
- inclination noun (FEELING)
- longing noun
- lust noun (WISH)
- need noun
- vaulting adjective
- whim noun
- wish noun (WANT)
- yearning noun
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