nostalgia

• Sentiment de mélancolie ou d'attachement affectif envers une période passée, souvent lié à des souvenirs agréables.

A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past, often associated with happy memories.

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1. Longing for the pastB2formal

   A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.

   Nostalgie

   • Listening to old songs filled her with nostalgia.
   • He felt a wave of nostalgia when he visited his childhood home.
   • The movie evoked nostalgia for the 1980s.

   Synonymeshomesicknesslongingmelancholypiningreminiscencesentimentalitywistfulnessyearning

2. Sentimental memoryB1informal

   A feeling of pleasure and sadness mixed together when thinking about happy times in the past.

   Nostalgie

   • Looking at old photos gives me nostalgia.
   • She experienced nostalgia while flipping through her yearbook.
   • The smell of fresh cookies brought back nostalgia for her grandmother's kitchen.

   Synonymeshomesicknesslongingsentimentalitywistfulnessyearning