Associations to the word «Wistful»

Wiktionary

WISTFUL, adjective. Full of yearning or longing
WISTFUL, adjective. Sad and thoughtful

Dictionary definition

WISTFUL, adjective. Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty".

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan