Word: Nostalgia

Pronunciation

/ˌnɑːsˈtælɡiə/; /ˌnɒsˈtælɡiə/

Definitions

• Noun: A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past. It often evokes happy memories and can be triggered by certain people, places, or objects that remind one of those times.

  • Example: “She felt nostalgia for her college days whenever she visited the old campus.”

• Adjektive: Characteristic of or causing feelings of nostalgia; reminiscent.

  • Example: “The vintage photographs had a distinctly nostalgic quality about them.”

Phrases

• “Wave of nostalgia”: A sudden and powerful feeling of nostalgia.
• “Nostalgia trip”: A reminiscence or revisiting of something from the past, often with a sense of longing.
• “Nostalgic journey”: A metaphorical or literal journey through one’s memories or experiences from the past.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “Listening to old vinyl records always brings on a wave of nostalgia for his childhood.”
• Adjective: “The aroma of freshly baked cookies was nostalgically reminiscent of Christmas mornings at his grandmother’s house.”

Synonyms

• Longing
• Yearning
• Wistfulness
• Reminiscence
• Sentimentality
• Fond memories
• Hiraeth (Welsh, a homesickness for a place that never existed or can no longer be returned to)
• Saudade (Portuguese, a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for something or someone absent or lost)