nostalgia

nos·tal·gia

noun
\nä-ˈstal-jə, nə-, nȯ-; nə-ˈstäl-\

Definition of NOSTALGIA

1

: the state of being homesick

2

: a wistful or excessively sentimental sometimes abnormal yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition

—nos·tal·gic \-jik\ (audio pronunciation) adjective

—nos·tal·gi·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ (audio pronunciation) adverb