nostalgia

Noun

Meaning

Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pang remembrance penitence romance romanticism recall sentiment regret remorse longing recollection melodrama pathos sentimentality idealization
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Antonyms

nostophobia futurism second-sight prediction expectancy prospect
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Hypernyms

longing yearning hungriness

Hyponyms

homesickness

Related terms

solastalgia technostalgia nostalgie de la boue Eastalgia

Phrases with the word

blinded by nostalgia gothic nostalgia nostalgia-inducing

Anagrams

analogist Stagliano

Examples

Against the mad rush of Westernization of Japanese daily life after World War II, Tsuge also employed comics to revisit and find new value in native Japanese customs and modes of living, and without lapsing into nostalgia. Source: Internet

Ahead of its time in many ways, there's even been pitches to adapt this into a live-action film, due to the strength of ideas and the heavy nostalgia for the project. Source: Internet

Afterwards were the expected reformations, reunions, solo careers, nostalgia tours, though Score remains engaged with the present. Source: Internet

A poignant sense of nostalgia accompanied the recordings of several gospel and blues singers in the 1940s and 1950s who used the song to remember their grandparents, traditions, and family roots. Source: Internet

Also apparent are nostalgia and sadness for the dispossessed Catholic aristocracy of Ireland, whose ruined castles stand as mute witness to this history. Source: Internet

"A little bit of nostalgia but a whole load of fun. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Nossal Nossegem Nossiter nostalgia goggles nostalgiac nostalgic