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WISTFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("wistfulness" is a kind of...):
hungriness; longing; yearning (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)
Derivation:
wistful (showing pensive sadness)