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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.