- nostalgic
- adjective or noun see nostalgia
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nostalgic
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nostalgic — NOSTÁLGIC, Ă, nostalgici, ce, adj. Plin de nostalgie, care predispune la nostalgie. – Din fr. nostalgique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 nostálgic adj. m., pl. nostálgici; f. sg. nostálgică, p … Dicționar Român
Nostalgic — Nos*tal gic, a. [Cf. F. nostalgique.] Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nostalgic — (adj.) 1806, from NOSTALGIA (Cf. nostalgia) + IC (Cf. ic). Related: Nostalgically … Etymology dictionary
nostalgic — [adj] longingly remembering cornball*, down memory lane*, drippy*, homesick, like yesterday*, lonesome, longing, mushy*, regretful, sappy*, sentimental, sloppy, syrupy*, wistful, yearning; concepts 403,529 … New thesaurus
nostalgic — [[t]nɒstæ̱lʤɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Nostalgic things cause you to think affectionately about the past. Although we still depict nostalgic snow scenes on Christmas cards, winters are now very much warmer... Somehow the place even smelt wonderfully… … English dictionary
nostalgic — nos|tal|gic [nɔˈstældʒık US na: ] adj if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed ▪ Seeing those old school photographs has made me feel quite… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nostalgic — nos|tal|gic [ na stældʒık ] adjective 1. ) remembering happy times in the past: A lot of adults feel nostalgic about their childhood. 2. ) making someone remember happy times in the past: a nostalgic visit to their home country ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nostalgic — adjective feeling or expressing a slight sadness when remembering happy events or experiences from the past: Seeing those old school photographs has made me quite nostalgic. | a nostalgic look back at the 1950s nostalgically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nostalgic — UK [nɒˈstældʒɪk] / US [nɑˈstældʒɪk] adjective 1) remembering happy times in the past A lot of adults feel nostalgic about their childhood. 2) making someone remember happy times in the past a nostalgic visit to their home country Derived word:… … English dictionary
nostalgic — adj. Nostalgic is used with these nouns: ↑longing, ↑look, ↑memory, ↑return, ↑yearning … Collocations dictionary
nostalgic — adjective music that evokes nostalgic memories of our youth Syn: wistful, evocative, romantic, sentimental; dewy eyed, misty eyed, maudlin; homesick … Thesaurus of popular words
