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I don't know a writer who doesn't feel some sense of glamour and magic and a complex, wistful sadness emanating from the expats of the twenties in France. Some of the sadness, of course, is that we weren't there.
Guy Gavriel Kay

Meaning of "wistful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WISTFUL

wistful  [ˈwɪstfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wistful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WISTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wistful in the English dictionary

The definition of wistful in the dictionary is sadly pensive, esp about something yearned for.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WISTFUL


boastful
ˈbəʊstfʊl
distasteful
dɪsˈteɪstfʊl
distrustful
dɪsˈtrʌstfʊl
fistful
ˈfɪstfʊl
gustful
ˈɡʌstfʊl
hasteful
ˈheɪstfʊl
kistful
ˈkɪstfʊl
listful
ˈlɪstfʊl
lustful
ˈlʌstfʊl
mistful
ˈmɪstfʊl
moistful
ˈmɔɪstfʊl
molestful
məˈlɛstfʊl
pestful
ˈpɛstfʊl
restful
ˈrɛstfʊl
tasteful
ˈteɪstfʊl
tristful
ˈtrɪstfʊl
trustful
ˈtrʌstfʊl
untasteful
ʌnˈteɪstfʊl
wasteful
ˈweɪstfʊl
zestful
ˈzestfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WISTFUL

wishy-washy
wisket
Wisla
Wislany Zalew
Wismar
wisp
wispier
wispiest
wispily
wispiness
wispish
wisplike
wispy
wist
wistaria
wisteria
wistfully
wistfulness
wistiti
wistly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WISTFUL

chestful
delightful
disgustful
doubtful
feastful
ghastful
hurtful
impactful
insightful
jestful
mistrustful
nestful
respectful
thirstful
thoughtful
thrustful
unboastful
unrestful
untrustful
wanrestful

Synonyms and antonyms of wistful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WISTFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wistful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wistful

Translation of «wistful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WISTFUL

Find out the translation of wistful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wistful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wistful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

依依不舍的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nostálgico
570 millions of speakers

English

wistful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حزين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задумчивым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melancólico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিলোল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mélancolique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wistful
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wehmütig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やるせない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동경하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wistful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biểu lộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆவலுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिज्ञासू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malinconico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tęskny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задумливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nostalgic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκεπτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peinsende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wistful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vemodige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wistful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISTFUL»

The term «wistful» is regularly used and occupies the 60.141 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WISTFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wistful

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4 QUOTES WITH «WISTFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wistful.
1
Guy Gavriel Kay
I don't know a writer who doesn't feel some sense of glamour and magic and a complex, wistful sadness emanating from the expats of the twenties in France. Some of the sadness, of course, is that we weren't there.
2
Michael Leunig
When I was a boy, my own dad told me in a smiling and wistful way that it's a wise man that knows his own father.
3
Benoit Mandelbrot
Now that I near 80, I realize with wistful pleasure that on many occasions I was 10, 20, 40, even 50 years ahead of my time.
4
Art Spiegelman
I always have been and will remain someone who loves real, 3D, substantial books. And I don't believe that it's a wistful, nostalgic interest like vinyl collectors. It's not the same thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISTFUL»

Discover the use of wistful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wistful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
If I Found a Wistful Unicorn: A Gift of Love
If his friend answers yes to any of his questions, then a boy will know his friend loves him.
Ann Ashford, 2002
2
A Wayward Wizard's Wistful Words: A Little Book of Quotes by
This compilation of quotes and quips encompasses just a few years, and was only considered when I looked in my folder one day and saw just how many I had written.
Alan Burton, 2008
3
A Wistful Legacy
Unusually. this book enters Hitlers mind, revealing how he thought. Also, it reveals some lesser known aspects of the Holocaust. Although fiction, A Wistful Legacy has a solid and accurate historical base.
Don E. McGregor, 2013
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The Wistful Years
The thought that he alone out of all the household that was so astonishingly dear to her to-day, did not suspect — or did he suspect? he looked so wistful — and that he would never know what had become of her who had taught him such ...
Roy Rolfe Gilson, 1909
5
THE GIRL with the WISTFUL EYES
David Appleby. THBGIRLMMQ WISTFUL EYES a novella and short stories _ \ v ' I . I, . ' _ _. v ' 1 § . \p ' . r l v. f“. u '5 P\ i \ - | q ' k 5 '_ ' ' v . ' I 4' ( 4 ' v '4 I l' a D David Appleby — THE GIRL with the WISTFUL EYES ~ A Novella and. Front Cover.
David Appleby, 2014
6
The ghosts of Versailles: As summer brings a wistful breeze ...
The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais, who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost, with the help of characters from his plays Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds.
John Corigliano, 1993
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Legacy4Life Weekly Planner - Wistful
Legacy4Life's 52 Weekly Planner - Wistful has a week per page view.
Diana Heuser, 2013
8
With Such a Wistful Eye
No sooner does he escape than he is a suspect in an attack of a woman who has befriended him. Can Jimmy's friends help him overcome the odds and emerge as a whole person? This is a heartwarming story of the triumph of the human condition.
Peter Watson, 2007
9
Jimmy Buffett and Philosophy: The Porpoise Driven Life
I have a name for it: “wistful.” And that is like Bodett and Keillor, without the Yankee pathos. Any feeling that can be felt wistfully fits in a Jimmy Buffett song, and things that can't be felt with wist don't belong. That's not to say that Jimmy's always ...
Erin McKenna, Scott L. Pratt, 2009
10
The World: Travels 1950-2000
22. On. Wistful. Whims: Virtual. Places. Feeling myself rather bewildered by the state of every thing, and suspecting that I had never scratched below the surface of places I had written about, in the 1980s I sometimes turned to virtual places, ...
Jan Morris, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISTFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wistful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wistful For The Olympics That Wasn't
And, yet I must admit to feeling wistful about the Big No. Because the Olympics coulda-shoulda-mighta been a chance not only to show off the best of the city, but ... «WBUR, Jul 15»
2
Fans feel wistful over changes to museum's Streets exhibit
The Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit in the Milwaukee Public Museum is closing for a few months for upgrade, including more interactive displays for visitors. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Hear Lana Del Rey's Wistful New Song 'Honeymoon'
Just over a year since the release of her most recent album Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey has released a new single, "Honeymoon," her first song off her ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
4
Watch Tanlines' Wistful Video for “Palace” With Natasha Lyonne and …
In Tanlines' new (and briefly, slightly NSFW) video for “Palaces,” the Brooklyn-based duo explores the what-ifs and coulda-shoulda-wouldas of modern ... «TIME, Jun 15»
5
In LeBron and his Cavaliers, wistful shadow of Cleveland's lost NBA …
Randy Smith of the old Buffalo Braves takes on the Boston Celtics; in the background, trailing the play, is Bob McAdoo. (Submitted image | The Associated Press). «Syracuse.com, Jun 15»
6
'Tu dors Nicole' is a wistful Quebec summer tale
Fresh college graduate Nicole (Julianne Côté) is bright, moody and in no hurry to embark on adult life. She's house-sitting for her parents in a small town in ... «New York Post, May 15»
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“When Marnie Was There”: Tomboy meets ghost in this wistful
“When Marnie Was There,” a wistful, lovely and faintly sinister fable about a lonely tomboy and her spectral new friend, may well be the final animated film ... «Salon, May 15»
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Theatre review: Avenue Q a winsome, wistful look at coming of age …
They're led by protagonists Princeton, brought to life with dazzling detail by Andrew MacDonald-Smith, and his sometime squeeze, wistful kindergarten teaching ... «Edmonton Journal, May 15»
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See Will Hoge Perform Wistful 'Little Bitty Dreams' on the Opry
Will Hoge has had his share of surreal career moments, including performing on stage at the legendary Grand Ole Opry. Just south of that Nashville institution is ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 15»
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Wistful McCoy rides into the west as a reluctant sun sets on majestic …
The cheering was so tumultuous as AP McCoy returned from his final race, his horse Box Office was probably thinking third is the new first, his ears pricking as ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»

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