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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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wistfulness — wistful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing. DERIVATIVES wistfully adverb wistfulness noun. ORIGIN apparently from obsolete wistly intently , influenced by WISHFUL(Cf. ↑wishfully) … English terms dictionary
Wistfulness — Wistful Wist ful, a. [For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See {Wish}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Longing; wishful; desirous. [1913 Webster] Lifting up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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wistfulness — noun The state or characteristic of being wistful … Wiktionary
wistfulness — n. pensive yearning, dreamy longing (especially for someone or something in the past); sadness; melancholy … English contemporary dictionary
wistfulness — wist·ful·ness … English syllables
wistfulness — See: wistful … English dictionary
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