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nostalgia
nos·tal·gi·a N0170900 (nŏ-stăl′jə, nə-)n.1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness.
[Greek nostos, a return home; see nes- in Indo-European roots + -algia.]
nos·tal′gic (-jĭk) adj.nos·tal′gi·cal·ly adv.nos·tal′gist n.nostalgia (nɒˈstældʒə; -dʒɪə) n1. a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc2. the evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc3. longing for home or family; homesickness[C18: New Latin (translation of German Heimweh homesickness), from Greek nostos a return home + -algia]nos•tal•gia (nɒˈstæl dʒə, -dʒi ə, nə-)
n. 1. a wistful or sentimental longing for places, things, acquaintances, or conditions belonging to the past. 2. a longing for home; homesickness. 3. something that elicits nostalgia. [1770–80; < New Latin < Greek nóst(os) a return home + -algia -algia] nos•tal′gic, adj. nos•tal′gi•cal•ly, adv. nos•tal′gist, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nostalgia - longing for something past longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or needhomesickness - a longing to return home |
nostalgianoun reminiscence, longing, regret, pining, yearning, remembrance, homesickness, wistfulness He felt a wave of nostalgia for the life he had left behind him.Quotations
"Nostalgia isn't what it used to be" [Anon.]Translationsnostalgia (noˈstӕldʒə) noun a longing for past times. She felt a great nostalgia for her childhood. 懷舊之情 怀旧之情noˈstalgic adjective 懷舊的 怀旧的noˈstalgically adverb 懷舊地 怀旧地Nostalgia
NostalgiaCombrayvillage of narrator and family. [Fr. Lit.: Remembrance of Things Past]Give My Regards to Broadwaysinger sends well-wishes to home town. [Am. Pop. Music: Fordin, 531]Happy DaysTV series viewed 1950s America through tinted lenses. [TV: Terrace, I, 337–338]Krapppasses the time by listening to tapes on which he had recorded his earlier experiences and reflections. [Br. Drama: Beckett Krapp’s Last Tape in Weiss, 244]My Ántoniabook in which author recalls her precious child-hood years. [Am. Lit.: Magill I, 630–632]ou sont les neiges d’antan“Where are the snows of yesteryear?” [Fr. Lit.: Ballade des Dames du temps ladis, “Villon” in Benét, 1061]nostalgia
nos·tal·gi·a (nos-tal'jē-ă), The longing to return home, to a former time in one's life, or to familiar people and surroundings. [G. nostos, a return (home), + algos, pain] nos·tal·gi·a (nos-tal'jē-ă) The longing to return home, to a former time in one's life, or to familiar people and surroundings. [G. nostos, a return (home), + algos, pain]nostalgia (nŏs-tăl′jē-ă) [Gr. nostos, a return home, + algos, pain] 1. Homesickness; longing to return home.2. A longing to return to a previously experienced time or place.nostalgia
Synonyms for nostalgianoun reminiscenceSynonyms- reminiscence
- longing
- regret
- pining
- yearning
- remembrance
- homesickness
- wistfulness
Words related to nostalgianoun longing for something pastRelated Words- longing
- yearning
- hungriness
- homesickness
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