Synonyms for nostalgic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : no-stal-jik nuh
Phonetic Transcription : nɒˈstæl dʒɪk nə‐

Top 10 synonyms for nostalgic Other synonyms for the word nostalgic

Définition of nostalgic

Origin :
  • 1806, from nostalgia + -ic. Related: Nostalgically.
  • adj longingly remembering
Example sentences :
  • Some alumni might be nostalgic for the Gothic structures of their university days.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Grandfather was an Earthman and he used to get nostalgic for the homeworld.
  • Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone
  • From Java's seething millions were the nostalgic three ever missed?
  • Extract from : « Tropic Days » by E. J. Banfield
  • One nostalgic hood from Seattle said it reminded him of Skid Row there.
  • Extract from : « Mars Confidential » by Jack Lait
  • The waiter, a nostalgic look in his big blue eyes, went away.
  • Extract from : « H. R. » by Edwin Lefevre
  • And so I cleave to the present tense—the nostalgic present, as grammarians might call it.
  • Extract from : « And Even Now » by Max Beerbohm
  • I was in a nostalgic mood, but I was also in a rebellious mood.
  • Extract from : « The Loom of Youth » by Alec Waugh
  • We get together now and then, and talk over old times, and laugh at some things and get nostalgic over other things.
  • Extract from : « In the Cards » by Alan Cogan
  • One thing only he saw which struck a note of the nostalgic and brought a catch to his throat.
  • Extract from : « The Code of the Mountains » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Those who had the good fortune to take part in them preserved a splendid memory and a nostalgic longing.
  • Extract from : « Wagner at Home » by Judith Gautier
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