OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 21400

wistful

/ˈwɪstfəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
nostálgico
Full of longing or yearning.
Her grey eyes, looking out on the violet of the night sky, the trees, and the crowd of hilarious onlookers who had not been invited to Buckingham Palace, had a patient and wistful…
His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days.
melancólico
Sad and thoughtful.