Synonyms for wistful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wist-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪst fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for wistful Other synonyms for the word wistful
Définition of wistful
Origin :- 1610s, "closely attentive," from obsolete wist "intent" (c.1500), of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed on the model of wishful. The meaning of "yearningly eager" is first recorded 1714. Related: Wistfully; wistfulness.
- adj daydreaming, longing
- He turned round and saw before him the wistful face of Fanny!
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- As we entered the ballroom, her eyes were wistful, searching, yet not expecting to find.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- He put on his spectacles and looked at her with wistful kindness.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- There was a strange note of wistful pleading in the nurse's voice.
- Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- I did observe that you did cast a wistful eye upon my bookshelf.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I look at her for one wistful moment and then turn resolutely to my work.
- Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
- Again, in spite of the gruffness, I felt that wistful quality in him.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Turl watched her face, with a softened, wistful, perplexed look on his own.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- And he cast a wistful look on the dead horses that lay around them.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- He gave a wistful glance at his companion's dimly outlined profile.
- Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
Antonyms for wistful
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