nostalgia
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
something that elicits or displays nostalgia.
Origin of nostalgia
1Other words from nostalgia
- nos·tal·gic, adjective
Words Nearby nostalgia
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How to use nostalgia in a sentence
If hitchhiking stirs your nostalgia, it is probably date-stamped with Sanderson’s era.
Thumbs up for three new books that capture hitchhiking’s adventurous spirit | Jen Rose Smith | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostTo be fair, that “West Wing” episode wasn’t just the whipped topping of liberal nostalgia but the floor-wax of a fundraising effort, as are many of the most memorable cultural products that have come out this season.
Movies are rushing to impact the election. Don’t ask whether they’ll work. Ask whether they’ll last. | Ann Hornaday | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostInstant Pot spaghetti delivers a saucy dose of nostalgia, with little hands-on effort
This bo ssam dream is within reach, and it starts with your Instant Pot | Eric Kim | October 28, 2020 | Washington PostResearchers know that reminiscing or having nostalgia about drinking or smoking is one of the major risk factors for relapse.
Sick Of COVID-19? Here’s Why You Might Have Pandemic Fatigue | LGBTQ-Editor | October 24, 2020 | No Straight NewsBankable nostalgiaFord isn’t afraid to look to the past and trade on nostalgia—take the Ford GT and its entire Mustang line for evidence.
De Robertis, an East Village mainstay, closes tomorrow—a moment for nostalgia, but also pragmatism.
In “Back Home,” Gil also revisits the nostalgia for the South explored in his Johns Hopkins thesis, “Circle of Stone.”
‘The Prince of Chocolate City’: When Gil Scott-Heron Became A Music Icon | Marcus Baram | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet her work is all heart, her flights of fancy rich with nostalgia without being mawkish.
Levin rightly disparages the “nostalgia” that he says “blinds” both liberals and conservatives to this new reality.
The books are not nostalgia, and I would hate for them to be thought of as nostalgia.
Sarah Waters: Queen of the Tortured Lesbian Romance | Tim Teeman | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe almost felt the old sense of imprisonment, of aching nostalgia, of having lost his liberty.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodHis trapped feeling increased, and nostalgia began to bore into him.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunAnd so a great nostalgia had come over Shane Campbell on this voyage for the Syrian port and the wife he had married there.
The Wind Bloweth | Brian Oswald Donn-ByrneHe was not on her plane, but, as he heard her, he for the time believed in its existence and felt a remote nostalgia.
Robin | Frances Hodgson BurnettThe nostalgia of the boards is a disease your love might not have warded off.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes | Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for nostalgia
/ (nɒˈstældʒə, -dʒɪə) /
a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc
the evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc
longing for home or family; homesickness
Origin of nostalgia
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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