Yen

Meaning of Yen

noun

the basic monetary unit of Japan.

from Japanese en ‘round’.

noun
  1. a longing or yearning.
    the continuing boom in the economy is allowing many consumers to indulge their yen for high-end toys
    she always had a yen to be a writer
verb
  1. feel a longing or yearning.
    it's no use yenning for the old simplicities

late 19th century (in the sense ‘craving for a drug’): probably from Chinese yǎn ‘craving’, possibly reinforced by yān ‘opium’.

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Hyphenation of Yen

Yen

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • Yen is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Yen synonyms

Meaning hankering:

hankering

Meaning ache:

ache, yearn, pine, languish

Meaning a feeling of intense longing for something:

yearning

Meaning a yearning desire:

longing

Meaning a powerful desire for something:

craving

Meaning a strong desire or impulse:

urge

Meaning a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen:

desire

Meaning a desire for something:

want

Meaning a desire or hope for something to happen:

wish

Meaning a strong desire or craving:

hunger

Meaning a strong desire for something:

thirst

Meaning strong sexual desire:

lust

Meaning a strong desire or liking for something:

appetite

Meaning intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food:

greed

Meaning on fire:

burning

Meaning enthusiasm to do or to have something; keenness:

eagerness

Meaning a superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction:

fancy

Meaning an interest in or liking for (something):

inclination

Meaning a restless or strong desire to do something:

itch

Anagrams of Yen

eyn, Ney, ney, Nye, nye

Words that rhyme with Yen

yen, ayen, biscayen, clayen, payen, Longyearbyen, eyen, Verheyen, seyen, hyen, Wanyen, doyen, Goyen, Lemoyen, moyen, Poyen, citoyen, ryen, syen, Evnissyen, Nguyen

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