wistful
[ wist-fuhl ]
adjective
characterized by melancholy or longing.
pensive, especially in a melancholy way.
Origin of wistful
1Other words for wistful
Other words from wistful
- wist·ful·ly, adverb
- wist·ful·ness, noun
- un·wist·ful, adjective
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How to use wistful in a sentence
She looked out on the hills with a vacant, but not unwistful eye.
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British Dictionary definitions for wistful
wistful
/ (ˈwɪstfʊl) /
adjective
sadly pensive, esp about something yearned for
Derived forms of wistful
- wistfully, adverb
- wistfulness, noun
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