Associations to the word «Wistful»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
WISTFUL, adjective. Full of yearning or longing
WISTFUL, adjective. Sad and thoughtful
Dictionary definition
WISTFUL, adjective. Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.