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