Related Words for wistfulness

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