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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. happiness felt in a secure relationship;
- Example: "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Belong \Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Belonged; p. pr. & vb. n. Belonging.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- + longen to desire. See Long, v. i.] Note: [Usually construed with to.] 1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great Britain. [1913 Webster] 2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or related; to owe allegiance or service. [1913 Webster] A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke ix. 10. [1913 Webster] The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i. 8. [1913 Webster] 3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God ?" --Gen. xl. 8. [1913 Webster] 4. To be suitable for; to be due to. [1913 Webster] Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age. --Heb. v. 14. [1913 Webster] No blame belongs to thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town. [1913 Webster] Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which the mothers belong. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Belonging \Be*long"ing\, n. [Commonly in the pl.] 1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one; hence, goods or effects. "Thyself and thy belongings." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing; an appendage; an appurtenance. [1913 Webster] 3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped, before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

belonging n 1: happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"