English / proverb
Absence Makes the Heart Fonder
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Physical separation or being away from someone or something increases affection and deepens emotional appreciation.
In context
01
Living in different cities for a semester made them realize that absence makes the heart fonder.
02
Absence makes the heart fonder, which is why returning home after months of hard labor feels so heartwarming.
Synonyms
separation deepens affection,longing increases love,distance breeds appreciation
Antonyms
out of sight out of mind,familiarity breeds contempt
Collocations
prove that absence makes,realize absence makes,truly absence makes