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Wistful means showing a pensive or thoughtful sadness, as from regrets or yearning.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoWill someone answer this question, I am very wistful.
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∙ 15y agoThe lone girl wistfully stared across the sea from the window of the lighthouse, wishing her lover would return home.
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∙ 14y ago"Wistfully" means deep in thought in a melancholy way, as though deeply hoping for something.
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∙ 14y agoHe gave a wistful smile as we talked about our university days. (adjective)
He smiled wistfully as we talked. (adverb)
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∙ 10y agoThe word wistful means having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing. Words that also mean wistful include pensive, thoughtful, longing, sad and wishful.
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∙ 15y ago* forlorn * yearning * longing * melancholy
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∙ 13y agosadly, pensively, unhappily, thoughtfully
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∙ 11y agonostalgic
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What are some antonyms for wistful?
The definition of wistful regards a joyous or happy condition. Therefore, the antonyms to wistful include sorrow and joyless.
How would you use wistful in a sentence?
Mary was in a wistful mood, thinking about her boyfriend being gone for three months.The television show The Waltons is a wistful look at life in simpler times.Julian looked at the bakery in a wistful look
What is the word for sadly wishing or longing?
Wistful
What is the root word of wistful?
I think the root word of wistful is wit. Wit means 'ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure'. Past tense of wit is wist.
Is longingly an adverb?
Yes, it is an adverb. It means in a wistful, longing, or yearning manner.
What is comparative and superlative to word wistful?
more wistful, most wistful
What part of speech is wistful?
The word wistful is an adjective. It describes something that is full of longing.
What are some antonyms for wistful?
The definition of wistful regards a joyous or happy condition. Therefore, the antonyms to wistful include sorrow and joyless.
How would you use wistful in a sentence?
Mary was in a wistful mood, thinking about her boyfriend being gone for three months.The television show The Waltons is a wistful look at life in simpler times.Julian looked at the bakery in a wistful look
What is the duration of The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap?
The duration of The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap is 1.3 hours.
When was The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap created?
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap was created on 1947-10-08.
What is the sentence of sound so wistful?
A wistful sound carried through the empty room, stirring up memories of a time long past.
What sigh is aug 14?
Poignant and wistful.
What is the word for sadly wishing or longing?
Wistful
A sentence for wistful?
your full of melancholy sadness
What is the root word of wistful?
I think the root word of wistful is wit. Wit means 'ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure'. Past tense of wit is wist.
A word to describe yourself starting in W?
Wistful
