Main Entry: wist·ful

Pronunciation: \ˈwist-fəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently

Date: 1714

1 : full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; also : inspiring such yearning <a wistful memoir>
2 : musingly sad : pensive <a wistful glance>

— wist·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— wist·ful·ness noun