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nostalgic

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adjective

nos·​tal·​gic nä-ˈstal-jik How to pronounce nostalgic (audio)
nə-,
 also  nȯ-,
nō-;
nə-ˈstäl-
: feeling or inspiring nostalgia: such as
a
: longing for or thinking fondly of a past time or condition
As we drove through the French countryside, I couldn't help being not just nostalgic, but wistful, about how simple wine was 25 years ago. Matt Kramer
The protest mostly featured the usual suspects—anti-capitalists, environmentalists, union types chanting "Solidarity," and aging hippies nostalgic for their youth. Margaret Wente
b
: evocative of a longed-for past time or condition
He loved good stories, especially nostalgic ones from his boyhood, and relished the telling. Peter Schworm
He soon parlayed his nostalgic pictures into a business that would eventually include writing, antique collecting, museum operations, and reproduction-furniture making. David K. Leff
nostalgically
nä-ˈstal-ji-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce nostalgic (audio)
nə-
 also  nȯ-
nō-;
nə-ˈstäl-
adverb
thinking nostalgically of the summers they spent together
looking back nostalgically on happier times

nostalgic

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noun

plural nostalgics
: someone who longs for a past time or condition : a person given to nostalgia
There are nostalgics on both sides who felt better with a predictably snarling standoff than with the uncertain paths now opening. Flora Lewis
Eventually it would become an empty shell, a refuge for nostalgics unable to accept the challenge facing all organizations in a changing world; adapt or perish. John L. H. Keep

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

nostalg(ia) + -ic entry 1

Noun

noun derivative of nostalgic entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1782, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nostalgic was in 1782

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