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wistfulness
[ wist-fuhl-nis ]
noun
- a mental state or emotion characterized by melancholy, longing, or pensiveness, or an instance of this:
The film’s visuals occasionally aspire to the dark contours of a graphic novel, and, at other times, evoke the wistfulness of a watercolor painting.
It's an extreme novel that conveys its dark message with heart and many moments of wistfulness.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wistfulness1
Example Sentences
The sound instantly evokes a touch of wistfulness for the Obama era, when times were just as uncertain.
After agreeing on a plant palette that included lots of color, wistfulness, texture and tall grasses, the couple hired a landscape contractor to remove their lawn by hand.
A photograph is a record of the past from the moment the shutter snaps, which lends the medium a bit of wistfulness.
The lyrics for “It’s Too Late†captured the wistfulness, but also the clarity, of a love affair that has run its course.
There’s a sense of wistfulness and a deep pride for the place, he said.
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