Wistful

ahd-5
  • adjective. Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning.
  • adjective. Expressing sadness or yearning.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Silent; hushed; standing in mute attention.
  • Full of thoughts; contemplative; musing; pensive.
  • Wishful; longing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Longing; wishful; desirous.
  • adjective. Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative.
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  • adjective. full of yearning or longing
  • adjective. sad and thoughtful
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  • adjective. showing pensive sadness
    • Word Usage
    "It made me want to hold on tight to things and to people… His words trailed off, his expression wistful."
    Equivalent
    sad  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fistful  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    childlike  furtive  hopeful  mournful  passionate  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ashamed  atrabiliar  atrabilious  blue  cogitative  
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