belonging
UK /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ · US /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ noun
Also a form of belong
Forms belongings
- noun (uncountable) The feeling that one belongs. “I have a feeling of belonging in London.”
- noun (countable, chiefly in the plural) Something physical that is owned. “Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.”
- noun (plural only, colloquial, dated) Family; relations; household.
Synonyms
Etymology
From belong + -ing.
From Middle English belonginge, belanging, belangand, equivalent to belong + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
- noun That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. "Thyself and thy belongings." Shak.
- noun That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance.
Etymology [Commonly in the pl.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “belonging”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details