Related Words for wistfulness

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WordSyllablesCategories
melancholy
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Noun
sadness
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Noun
nostalgia
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Noun
hopefulness
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Noun
longing
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Noun
poignancy
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Noun
sentimentality
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Noun
whimsy
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Noun
ambivalence
x/xx
Noun
cynicism
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Noun
exuberance
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Noun
romanticism
x/xxx
Noun
playfulness
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Noun
sorrow
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Noun
fondness
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Noun
weariness
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Noun
pathos
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Noun
earnestness
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Noun
smugness
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Noun
sweetness
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Noun
ennui
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Noun
giddiness
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Noun
wariness
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Noun
angst
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Noun
optimism
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Noun
wonderment
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Noun
melancholia
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Noun
bemusement
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Noun
tenderness
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Noun
dejection
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Noun
loneliness
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Noun
unease
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Noun
aloofness
x/x
Noun
disillusionment
xx/xx
Noun
languor
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Noun
elation
x/x
Noun
bleakness
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Noun
nonchalance
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Noun
restlessness
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Noun
exasperation
xxx/x
Noun
melancholic
xx/x
Adjective
naivete
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Noun
innocence
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Noun
hopelessness
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Noun
mirth
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Noun
yearning
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Noun
anguish
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Noun
petulance
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Noun
bitterness
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Noun
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
gaiety
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Noun
despondency
x/xx
Noun
homesickness
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Noun
heartbreak
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Noun
sternness
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Noun
bewilderment
x/xx
Noun
childishness
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Noun
uneasiness
x/xx
Noun
reminiscence
xx/x
Noun
pang
/
Noun
diffidence
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Noun
moodiness
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Noun
timelessness
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Noun
fatalism
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Noun
emotion
x/x
Noun
exultation
x//x
Noun
elegiac
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Noun
warmth
/
Noun
watchfulness
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Noun
elusiveness
x/xx
Noun
merciless
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Adjective
hint
/
Noun
touch
/
Noun
trace
/
Noun
note
/
Noun
insatiable
x/xx
Adjective
watches
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Verb
hate
/
Noun
pathetic
x/x
Adjective
despair
x/
Noun, Verb
entreaty
x/x
Noun
exaltation
x//x
Noun
gladness
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Noun
hankering
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Noun
joy
/
Noun, Verb
thoughtfulness
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Noun
shirtless
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Adjective
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
milestone
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Noun, Verb
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective