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    wistful
    /ˈwɪs(t)f(ʊ)l/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing: "a wistful smile"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wistfulWistful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WISTFUL is full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; also : inspiring such yearning. How to use wistful in a sentence. Wistful Has a Wishful History

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWISTFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WISTFUL definition: 1. sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past: 2. sad and thinking about…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWISTFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. Someone who is wistful is rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up. [ + about] He has a wistful look. Synonyms: melancholy, longing, dreaming, sad More Synonyms of wistful.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wistfulWistful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A thoughtful or pensive mood centered on something good in the past that is missed or something not so good in the present that could have been better "if only" something had gone differently — these things make for a wistful outlook. Definitions of wistful. adjective. showing pensive sadness.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWISTFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    sad and thinking about something that is impossible or past: She cast a wistful glance at the bridal gowns in the window.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › wistfulWISTFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Wistful definition: characterized by melancholy or longing.. See examples of WISTFUL used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwistful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of wistful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › wistfulWistful - definition of wistful by The Free Dictionary

    1. Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning: "She seemed wistful for the old days when I'd hung around her all the time" (David Huddle). 2. Expressing sadness or yearning: "She saw the wisftul eyes grow yet more wistful, the lips curve to a pleading smile" (Dorothy Parker).

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › wistfulWistful Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Presumably from * whistful, from whist (“silent" ) + -ful, based on older wistly. It is implausible that it derives from wishful, the required sound change being wishful → * wisful → wistful, and could not occur in Modern English, particularly not with wishful continuing in use.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWISTFUL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    WISTFUL meaning: slightly sad because you are thinking about something you cannot have: . Learn more.