longing (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. dēsīdĕrium (comp. TO LONG, 3)2. lĭbīdo, ĭnis, f. (most freq. licentious desire3. appĕtītus, appĕtītio • longing (subs.): 1. dēsīdĕrium (comp. to long, 3): I feel a l. for the city, me d. tenet urbis, Cic. Fam. 2, 11: to suffer from l., ex d. laborare, ib. 16, 11. 2. lĭbīdo, ĭnis, f. (most freq. licentious desire: also, a strong natural impulse): a l. to vomit, l. nauseae, Cato R. R. 156. 3. appĕtītus, appĕtītio: v. desire, appetite. See also desire (throughout). To feel a l.: v. to long.