nostalgic

nos·tal·gic | \ nä-ˈstal-jik

, nə- also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl- \

Definition of nostalgic

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

nostalgic

noun

nos·tal·gic

plural nostalgics

Definition of nostalgic (Entry 2 of 2)

: 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