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wistful

/'w/I/stf/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Longing; wishful; desirous.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. showing pensive sadness

    adj.all

    Examples
    The sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty.
    Synonyms pensive

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

wisterwisteriawisteria chinensiswisteria floribundawisteria frutescenswisteria venustawistfullywistfulnesswistitwistlywistonwishwit

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