Associations to the word «Wistful»

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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley