- home´sick´ness
- home|sick «HOHM SIHK», adjective.overcome by sadness because home is far away; ill with longing for home: »
I long to see my master's face again, For I turn homesick (Yeats).
–home´sick´ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
home´sick´ness
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home|sick — «HOHM SIHK», adjective. overcome by sadness because home is far away; ill with longing for home: »I long to see my master s face again, For I turn homesick (Yeats). –home´sick´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sick — fos·sick; fos·sick·er; green·sick·ness; home·sick·ness; mu·sick·er; sea·sick·ness; sick; sick·en; sick·en·er; sick·en·ing·ly; sick·er·ly; sick·ish; sick·led; sick·le·man; sick·le·mia; sick·ler; sick·ler·ite; sick·li·ly; sick·li·ness;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
in|val´id|ness — in|va|lid1 «IHN vuh lihd», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a sick or weak person not able to get about and do things: »I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury (Oscar Wilde). 2. a soldier or sailor retired from active service… … Useful english dictionary
homesickness — home·sick·ness … English syllables
homesick — home·sick hōm .sik adj longing for home and family while absent from them home·sick·ness n … Medical dictionary
homesick — home|sick [ houm,sık ] adjective feeling sad and alone because you are far from home ╾ home|sick|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
homesick — home•sick [[t]ˈhoʊmˌsɪk[/t]] adj. sad from a longing for home or family while away from them • Etymology: 1790–1800 home′sick ness, n … From formal English to slang
Homesick — Home sick , a. Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition. {Home sick ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Homesickness — Homesick Home sick , a. Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition. {Home sick ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
