Associations to the word «Wistful»
Noun
Adjective
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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.