Definition of nostalgia Nostalgia
/nɔstæˈlʤʌ/ - [nostatlju] - nos•tal•gia
We found 7 definitions of nostalgia from 5 different sources.
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What does nostalgia mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: nostalgias |
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| nostalgia - longing for something past | ||
| longing, yearning, hungriness prolonged unfulfilled desire or need | ||
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- nostalgia (Noun)
A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness. - nostalgia (Noun)
A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. - nostalgia (Noun)
Reminiscence of the speaker's childhood or younger years.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nostalgia (n.)
Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nostalgia
nos-tal′ji-a, n. home-sickness, esp. when morbid.—adj. Nostal′gic. [Gr. nostos, a return, algos, pain.]
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🔤- nostalgia, noun, singular of nostalgias.
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