wistfulness

Meanings

• Noun

  A feeling of longing or nostalgia for something or someone that is absent or lost.

  - "Her wistfulness for her childhood home was palpable as she drove past it."
  - "The old man's wistfulness for his youth was evident in his stories."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wistfulness
Fulfillment , Resemblance , Admirance , Compliance

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Variants

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wistful , wistfully , wistfulness , wistfulnesses

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Etymology

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From Middle English wistful, from wisen to know + -ful.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'wistfulness' first appeared in English literature in the 15th century.

2. Wistfulness is a common theme in folk music, particularly in ballads about lost love or the passage of time.

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Related Concepts

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1. Nostalgia: A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past.

2. Melancholy: A feeling of sadness, typically with no apparent cause.

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Culture

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Wistfulness is a common theme in literature, particularly in works dealing with nostalgia, loss, and the passage of time. It can be seen in the poetry of Robert Frost, the novels of Marilynne Robinson, and the films of Ingmar Bergman.

How to Memorize "wistfulness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person looking at an old photograph, with a wistful expression on their face.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wistfulness' with the feeling of longing or yearning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'wistfulness' as 'wishing for something lost'.

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