- of or characterized by nostalgia
- a person who indulges in nostalgia
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
nos•tal•gic /nɑˈstældʒɪk, nə-/USA pronunciation adj.
- having a feeling of nostalgia:nostalgic for the past.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nostalgic /nɒˈstældʒɪk/ adj
nos•tal•gia /nɑˈstældʒə, nə-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a sentimental longing for places, things, friends, or conditions belonging to the past.
nos•tal•gia
(no stal′jə, -jē ə, nə-),USA pronunciation n.
nos•tal′gic, adj.
nos•tal′gi•cal•ly, adv.
- a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends;
a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time:a nostalgia for his college days. - something that elicits or displays nostalgia.
- Greek nóst(os) a return home + -algia -algia
- Neo-Latin
- 1770–80
nos•tal′gi•cal•ly, adv.
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