nostalgia

Meaning

A sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

a sentimental longing for the past; wistful affection for a period in the past

a sentimental longing for the past, often for a period or place with happy memories

Example Sentences

Listening to old songs fills me with nostalgia.

Looking at old photos filled her with nostalgia.

The old photographs filled her with nostalgia.

Example Expressions

a wave of nostalgia

Synonyms

sentimentality, reminiscence, longing, wistfulness, homesickness

Entry 1

sentimentality, reminiscence, longing

Entry 2

longing, wistfulness, reminiscence, sentimentality

Entry 3

longing, reminiscence, sentimentality, homesickness

Antonyms

indifference, disinterest, forgetfulness, present focus, future thinking

Entry 1

indifference, disinterest, forgetfulness

Entry 2

present focus, future thinking, indifference

Entry 3

indifference, forgetfulness

Collocations

wave of nostalgia, childhood nostalgia, feel nostalgia, sense of nostalgia, deep nostalgia, nostalgia for childhood

Entry 2

wave of nostalgia, childhood nostalgia, feel nostalgia

Entry 3

sense of nostalgia, deep nostalgia, nostalgia for childhood