wistfulness
/ˈwɪstfəlnəs/
noun
- A feeling of sad, gentle longing for something in the past or for something that is unlikely to happen.
- There was a touch of wistfulness in her voice when she talked about her college days.
- The movie's ending left the audience with a sense of wistfulness rather than sadness.
- The old photograph filled him with a quiet wistfulness for the friends he had lost touch with.
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