nostalgia

nos·tal·gi·a

 (nŏ-stăl′jə, nə-)

n.

1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.

2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness.

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[Greek nostos, a return home; see nes- in Indo-European roots + -algia.]

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nos·tal′gic (-jĭk) adj.

nos·tal′gi·cal·ly adv.

nos·tal′gist n.

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nostalgia

(nɒˈstældʒə; -dʒɪə)

n

1. a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc

2. the evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc

3. longing for home or family; homesickness

[C18: New Latin (translation of German Heimweh homesickness), from Greek nostos a return home + -algia]

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nos•tal•gia

(nɒˈstæl dʒə, -dʒi ə, nə-)

n.

1. a wistful or sentimental longing for places, things, acquaintances, or conditions belonging to the past.

2. a longing for home; homesickness.

3. something that elicits nostalgia.

[1770–80; < New Latin < Greek nóst(os) a return home + -algia -algia]

nos•tal′gic, adj.

nos•tal′gi•cal•ly, adv.

nos•tal′gist, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nostalgia - longing for something past     longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need homesickness - a longing to return home

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nostalgia

noun reminiscence, longing, regret, pining, yearning, remembrance, homesickness, wistfulness He felt a wave of nostalgia for the life he had left behind him.

Quotations
"Nostalgia isn't what it used to be" [Anon.]

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Translations

حَنين إلى الوَطَن

nostalgiesteskteskná touha

nostalgi

Nostalgie

νοσταλγία

nostalgia

haikeuskaihonostalgia

nostalgie

nosztalgia

fortíðarþránostalgíanostalgía, fortíîaròrá

nostalgianostalgico

ilgesingasilgesysnostalgijanostalgiškainostalgiškas

ilgasnostalģija

lengsel tilbake til gamle dagernostalgi

saudade

nostalgia

geçmişe özlemnostalji

怀旧之情

nostalgia

[nɒsˈtældʒɪə] N → nostalgia f, añoranza f

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nostalgia

[nɒˈstældʒə] n → nostalgie f
nostalgia for sth → nostalgie de qch

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nostalgia

n → Nostalgie f → (for nach); to feel nostalgia for something → sich nach etw zurücksehnen

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nostalgia

[nɒsˈtældʒɪə] n → nostalgia

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nostalgia

(noˈstӕldʒə) noun

a longing for past times. She felt a great nostalgia for her childhood. nostalgie حَنين إلى الوَطَن носталгия nostalgia stesk, teskná touha die Nostalgie nostalgi νοσταλγίαnostalgia hõllandus دلتنگى براى nostalgia nostalgieנוסטלגיה घटनाओं की यादें, गृह-विराम, विरह nostalgija, čežnja za domom nosztalgia nostalgia nostalgía, fortíðarþrá nostalgia 郷愁 향수 nostalgija, ilgesys nostalģija; ilgas nostalgia nostalgienostalgi, lengsel tilbake til gamle dagertęsknota, nostalgia بى صبرى لرل nostalgia nostalgie тоска по прошлому nostalgia hrepenenje nostalgija nostalgi ความคิดถึง; อดีต geçmişe özlem, nostalji 懷舊之情 ностальгія ماضي کو ياد کرنے کي بيماري lòng hoài cổ 怀旧之情

noˈstalgic adjective

nostalgies حَنيني إلى الوَطَن носталгичен nostálgico nostalgický nostalgisch nostalgisk νοσταλγικός nostálgico hõllanduslik دلتنگ؛ غريب nostalginen nostalgiqueנוסטלגי गृह विरही nostalgičan honvágytól szenvedő; nosztalgikus rindu nostalgískur, angurvær nostalgico なつかしさにふける 향수의 nostalgiškas, ilgesingas nostalģisks; ilgpilns menimbulkan nostalgia nostalgischnostalgisk, lengtende nostalgiczny زړه ناخوښه nostálgico nostalgic тоскующий по прошлому nostalgický otožen nostalgičan nostalgisk คิดถึงเรื่องราวในอดีต geçmişe özleme ait, nostaljik 懷舊的 ностальгічний ماضي کا رسيا thuộc về lòng hoài cổ 怀旧的

noˈstalgically adverb

nostalgies بِحَنِنِيَّةٍ إلى الوَطَن носталгично nostalgicamente nostalgicky nostalgisch nostalgiskt νοσταλγικά nostálgicamente hõllanduslikult با دلتنگی nostalgisesti nostalgiquement בְּנוֹסטַלגִיָה गृह विरही nostalgičan nosztalgikusan penuh kerinduan á nostalgískan/angurværan hátt nostalgicamente なつかしさにふけって 향수를 불러 일으켜 nostalgiškai nostalģiski; ilgpilni secara nostalgia nostalgischnostalgisk, lengtende nostalgicznie په ناخوښى nostalgicamente nostalgic с тоской по прошлому nostalgicky otožno nostalgično nostalgiskt อย่างคิดถึงเรื่องราวในอดีต özlemle 懷舊地 ностальгічно ماضي سے محبت کے طور پر một cách lưu luyến 怀旧地

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nos·tal·gi·a

n. nostalgia, tristeza, añoranza.

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