wistfulness
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fəl adjective
1.
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
2.
pensive, especially in a melancholy way.
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| sadly pensive, esp about something yearned for | |
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| 'wistfulness | |
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| wistful (ˈwɪstfʊl) | |
| —adj | |
| sadly pensive, esp about something yearned for | |
| 'wistfully | |
| —adv | |
| 'wistfulness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
wistful
1613, "closely attentive," from obsolete wist "intent" (c.1500), of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed on the model of wishful. The meaning of "yearningly eager" is first recorded 1714.
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Example sentences
They're proud of their abilities to survive, but there's a strong undercurrent of wistfulness about their observations.
Or maybe all this rain's an intensifying element to my own wistfulness.
As he described it, it had no component of sadness or wistfulness or affectlessness.
He takes all its cruel oppressions with a solemn, uncomplaining wistfulness.
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