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wistfulness

/ˈwɪst.fəl.nəs/

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noun

/ˈwɪst.fəl.nəs/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, описывающее состояние грустного и задумчивого томления или тоски, часто по чему-то из прошлого.

A noun describing a state of sad and thoughtful longing or yearning, often for something in the past.

uncountable

  1. Sad longingC1formal

    A feeling of sad and thoughtful yearning for something past or distant.

    ruТоска

    • She looked at the old photographs with a sense of wistfulness.
    • There was a wistfulness in his voice as he spoke of his childhood home.
    • The music evoked a feeling of wistfulness for lost times.

    Synonymslongingmelancholynostalgiapiningyearning

    Antonymscheerfulnesscontentmenthappinessjoyfulnesssatisfaction

Forms
  • wistfulnesses plural form
  • wistfulnesses' possessive plural form
  • wistfulness's possessive singular form
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