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WISTFULNESS Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word wistfulness. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word wistfulness. (close relations)
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dreaminess
nounn
noun

• a relaxed comfortable feeling

longing
nounn
noun

• prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

nostalgia
nounn
noun

• longing for something past

pensive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

• showing pensive sadness

pensiveness
nounn
noun

• persistent morbid meditation on a problem

• deep serious thoughtfulness

reminiscence
nounn
noun

• a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

• the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)

sadness
nounn
noun

• emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

• the state of being sad

• the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

sentimentality
nounn
noun

• falsely emotional in a maudlin way

• extravagant or affected feeling or emotion

yearning
nounn
noun

• prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

Best Hypernyms For WISTFULNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for wistfulness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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emotion feeling hungriness longing mood sentiment state yearning

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