WISTFUL


Meaning of WISTFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwist-fəl ]

adjective

Etymology: blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently

Date: 1714

1. : full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy ; also : inspiring such yearning

a wistful memoir

2. : musingly sad : pensive

a wistful glance

• wist·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

• wist·ful·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.