🕰️nostalgia

noun
/nəˈstældʒə/

Meaning

a sentimental longing for the past, often for a period or place with happy memories
a sentimental longing for the past; wistful affection for a period in the past
A sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

Example Sentences

The old photographs filled her with nostalgia.

Looking at old photos filled her with nostalgia.

Listening to old songs fills me with nostalgia.

Example Expressions

a wave of nostalgia

Synonyms

longing, reminiscence, sentimentality, homesickness, wistfulness
Entry 1
longing, reminiscence, sentimentality, homesickness
Entry 2
longing, wistfulness, reminiscence, sentimentality
Entry 3
sentimentality, reminiscence, longing

Antonyms

indifference, forgetfulness, present focus, future thinking, disinterest
Entry 1
indifference, forgetfulness
Entry 2
present focus, future thinking, indifference
Entry 3
indifference, disinterest, forgetfulness

Collocations

sense of nostalgia, deep nostalgia, nostalgia for childhood, wave of nostalgia, childhood nostalgia, feel nostalgia
Entry 1
sense of nostalgia, deep nostalgia, nostalgia for childhood
Entry 2
wave of nostalgia, childhood nostalgia, feel nostalgia

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