belonging

n.

1. A personal item that one owns; a possession. Often used in the plural.
2. Acceptance as a natural member or part: a sense of belonging.

noun

One's portable property. effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural). Informal stuff. Law chattel, movable (often used in plural). See owned/unowned.

n

Definition: affiliation
Antonyms: alienation

n

Definition: sense of security in friendship
Antonyms: antipathy, insecurity

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IN BRIEF: n. - Being the property of; Possessing.

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. — Aldo Leopold

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: happiness felt in a secure relationship

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