sehnlich
yearning, longing, fervent
English translations
- 01
wistfully
- 02
yearningly
- 03
longingly
Word details
- German meaning
- Von großem Verlangen erfüllt; voller Sehnsucht.
- English meaning
- Longingly
- Synonym
- innig, sehnsüchtig
- German example
- Sie wartete sehnlich auf seine Rückkehr.
- English example
- She waited longingly for his return.
- Comparative
- sehnlicherSuperlative: am sehnlichsten
Related words
- ansehnlich
handsomely
- ansehnlich
Respectable, considerable
- unsightly
unansehnlich
- zurechtmachen
to get ready, to fix up
- besudeln
to soil, to defile
- ignobel
Ignoble
- beschmutzen
To defile
- Scharteke
Old junk, old thing
- schiach
Ugly
- schirch
(Austrian) Ugly
- schiech
Ugly
- allerdurchlauchtig
Most Serene Highness
- Augenralle
An eyesore is a colloquial term for a person who is very unsightly or ugly.
- verunstalten
to disfigure, to deface
- Peluschke
Clumsy person
- ersehnen
To long for, to yearn for
- gammelig
Rotten, spoiled, shabby
- schön
beautiful
- kackbraun
poo brown
- hübsch
pretty
- hässlich
ugly
- stattlich
Stately, impressive
- entstellt
Disfigured means that something or someone's appearance has been severely altered and made unsightly.
- usselig
Shabby, scruffy, of poor quality.
- straßenköterblond
Dishwater blonde
- vorzeigbar
Presentable
- hablich
Comfortable, cozy
- erhoffen
to hope for, to expect
- Kommiss
Work clothes
- Hässlichkeit
Ugliness
- Persönchen
Small fry
- verknittern
To crumple means to make something unsightly by pressing, folding, or squeezing it, so that wrinkles appear.
Example sentences with “sehnlich”
Sie erwartete ihn sehnlich. (She waited for him with longing.)
Frequently asked questions
How is 'sehnlich' used?
It is often used as an adverb in phrases like 'sehnlich erwarten'.