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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche