Meaning & use
wistful
Feeling or showing a vague longing, often tinged with sadness, especially for something in the past.
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She gave a wistful smile as she looked through her old photographs.
He spoke in a wistful tone about the summers he spent at his grandparents' farm.
A note on using this word
Wistful suggests gentle, quiet sadness rather than intense grief, often connected to memory or nostalgia.
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