nostalgic
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nostalgic
Rhymes with -ældʒɪk
adjective more nostalgic · most nostalgic
- Of, having, or relating to nostalgia. And here, as I write, the faint, scarcely perceptible, ghost-like suspicion of a scent—a mere nostalgic fancy, compound, generic, synthetic and all-embracing—an abstract olfactory symbol of the "Tout Paris" of fifty years ago, comes back to me out of the past; and fain would I inhale it in all its p
noun nostalgics
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A person who displays nostalgia for something.
But of course every well-brought-up person to-day knows that the Victorians were sentimentalists, nostalgics, escapists, self-deceivers.
Similar: nostalgist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: homesick, sad, unhappy, traditional, melancholy, reminiscent, yearning, longing, sentimental, wistful, retrospective, poignant, musing, dreamy, evocative, bittersweet
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adj pertaining to nostalgia
| Español | nostálgico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 懐かしい natsukashii |
| Português | nostálgico |
| Français | nostalgique |
| Deutsch | nostalgisch |
| Italiano | nostalgico |
| Ελληνικά | νοσταλγικός nostalgikós |
| Română | nostalgic |
| Русский | ностальги́ческий nostalʹgíčeskij |
| עברית | נוֹסְטַלְגִי nostálgi |
noun person who displays nostalgia
| Español | nostálgico, nostálgica |
|---|---|
| Português | nostálgico, nostálgica |
| Français | nostalgique |
| Deutsch | Nostalgiker, Nostalgikerin |
| Italiano | nostalgico, nostalgica |
Talk about this word "nostalgic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nostalgic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nostalgic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nostalgic "nostalgic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nostalgic.Cite this
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