wistful

(wĭst'fəl)
adj.

1. Full of wishful yearning.
2. Pensively sad; melancholy.

[From obsolete wistly, intently.]

wistfully wist'ful·ly adv.
wistfulness wist'ful·ness n.

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adjective

In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy. Idioms: downatinthe mouth. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: daydreaming, longing
Antonyms: uncaring

For a list of words related to wistful, see:

• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious
• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - længselsfuld, tankefuld, vemodig

Nederlands (Dutch)
weemoedig

Français (French)
adj. - mélancolique, nostalgique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sehnsüchtig, wehmütig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παραπονεμένος, νοσταλγικός, μελαγχολικός, συλλογισμένος, πικραμένος

Italiano (Italian)
malinconico, pensoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - saudoso, sério, pensativo

Русский (Russian)
томящийся, тоскливый, задумчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - triste, melancólico, soñador, desilusionado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trånande, drömmande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
渴望的, 想望的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 渴望的, 想望的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 탐내는 듯한, 동경하는 듯한, 생각에 잠긴

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - もの欲しそうな, もの思いに沈んだ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حزين, كئيب, فكير, راغب, شهاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצוב, מתגעגע, עורג, כמה‬

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