Nostalgia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nostalgia is a noun meaning (now uncommon) A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
Meaning
(now uncommon) A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
More Meanings
- (transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
Example Sentences
an alumnus' feelings of nostalgia for his/her years in high school
Seeing food at camp similar to his mother's cooking sent a wave of nostalgia through him.
Many of the stations, some of which are request stops, still have their original LSWR buildings. All are now private homes, but it oozes nostalgia (which I like).
I have an idea that some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia for a home they know not.
Word Forms
- nostalgias
- nostalgy
Antonyms for nostalgia
Common opposites include nostopathy, nostophobia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sentiment, feeling, desire, aspiration, longing, homesickness.
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