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nostalgic

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /nɑːˈstældʒɪk/ · UK /nɒˈstældʒɪk/

nostalgic means: Feeling happy and a little sad when remembering a past time you wish you could experience again.

adjective

MISSING THE PASTB2

Feeling happy and a little sad when remembering a past time you wish you could experience again.

  • I feel nostalgic today.
  • She grew nostalgic for her school days.
  • Does this song make you nostalgic?

How to use it: nostalgic for something (He felt nostalgic for his old neighborhood.); nostalgic about something (She gets nostalgic about her childhood.)

Similar words: wistful, sentimental

Common phrases: feel nostalgic, nostalgic for something, nostalgic mood, nostalgic feeling

RECALLING THE PASTB2

Making you remember the past with pleasure and some sadness.

  • The film has a nostalgic feel.
  • They played nostalgic music from the sixties.
  • We enjoyed a nostalgic trip through the old neighborhood.

Similar words: evocative, sentimental

Common phrases: nostalgic film, nostalgic music, nostalgic feel

Questions about nostalgic

What does nostalgic mean?

Feeling happy and a little sad when remembering a past time you wish you could experience again.

What is nostalgic in other languages?

Türkçe: özlem dolu · Español: nostálgico · Français: nostalgique · Deutsch: nostalgisch · Italiano: nostalgico · 日本語: 懐かしく思う

How do you pronounce nostalgic?

In American English /nɑːˈstældʒɪk/; in British English /nɒˈstældʒɪk/.

How do you use nostalgic in a sentence?

I feel nostalgic today. She grew nostalgic for her school days.

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