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Showing words for WISTFUL using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Wistful
[1] characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
[2] pensive, especially in a melancholy way.
[3] sadly pensive, esp about something yearned for
Words related to Wistful
melancholy, sad, pensive, forlorn, nostalgic, thoughtful, dreamy, contemplative, mournful, plaintive, desirous, disconsolate, dreaming, hopeless, meditative, musing, reflective, wishful, yearning
Words nearby Wistful
wissler, wissler's syndrome, wist, wister, wisteria, wistful, wisła, wit, witan, witblits, witch
Origin of Wistful
1605–15; obsolete wist quiet, silent, attentive (variant of whist2) + -ful
Other words from Wistful
wist·ful·ly , adverb
wist·ful·ness , noun
un·wist·ful , adjective
un·wist·ful·ly , adverb
un·wist·ful·ness , noun
Synonyms for Wistful
contemplative, dreamy, forlorn, melancholy, mournful, nostalgic, pensive, plaintive, sad, thoughtful, desirous, disconsolate, dreaming, hopeless, meditative, musing, reflective, wishful, yearning