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[ wist-fuhl ] / ˈwɪst fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wistful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacterized by melancholy; longing; yearning. pensive, especially in a melancholy way. Origin of wistful1605–15; obsolete wist quiet, silent, attentive (variant of whist2) + -ful SYNONYMS FOR wistful2 reflective, musing, meditative, forlorn. SEE SYNONYMS FOR wistful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM wistfulwist·ful·ly, adverbwist·ful·ness, nounun·wist·ful, adjectiveun·wist·ful·ly, adverb un·wist·ful·ness, noun Words nearby wistfulWissler, Wissler's syndrome, wist, Wister, wisteria, wistful, wit, witan, witblits, witch, witch alder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wistfulBut for much of the country, these fleeting moments of wistful longing happen in the everyday-low-prices aisles of Walmart. Heartache by the Numbers and OkCupid’s Founder Has Got Yours|Will Doig|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST It makes me feel sort of hopeful, and I have a wistful sort of longing for it. Joy Reid, MSNBC Anchor, on the Racism of the Tea Party, Family Dramas, and Why She Loves Boxing|Lloyd Grove|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Naomi Watts plays Diana as a sweet-natured, wistful, half-wit. Princess Diana Was the Girlfriend From Hell. Why Is This Movie So Boring?|Tina Brown|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST This puts into wistful perspective the developing consensus that we should do something about it. Climate Change is Here, Ready or Not. So What Now?|Eugene Linden|March 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Andy likes watching the toddlers, but he is wistful about his old life, and somewhat defensive about his new one. Hanna Rosin’s The End of Men Turned Me Into a Caricature|Andy Hinds|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST Her earnest face brightened with a wistful yet pleasant smile. An Engagement of Convenience|Louis Zangwill "I think it is beautiful," Connie said softly, and her lips drooped a little, and a wistful pathos crept into her voice. Prudence Says So|Ethel Hueston "'Twould be nice," she breathed, her grey eyes wide with wistful pleasure. The Lee Shore|Rose Macaulay A mild and wistful pang, which McLean refused to name, made itself known. The Fortieth Door|Mary Hastings Bradley Yet, Graeme watched her sister next day, and for many days, with eyes which even Fanny could see were wistful and anxious. Janet's Love and Service|Margaret M Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for wistful
adjectivesadly pensive, esp about something yearned for Derived forms of wistfulwistfully, adverbwistfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wistfulmelancholy, sad, pensive, forlorn, nostalgic, thoughtful, dreamy, contemplative, mournful, plaintive, desirous, disconsolate, dreaming, hopeless, meditative, musing, reflective, wishful, yearning |