Associations to the word «Belonging»

Wiktionary

BELONGING, verb. Present participle of belong
BELONGING, noun. (uncountable) The action of the verb to belong.
BELONGING, noun. (countable) (almost always used in the plural) Something physical that is owned.
BELONGING, noun. (colloquial) (dated) family; relations; household

Dictionary definition

BELONGING, noun. Happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne