wistfulness
wistfulness noun: the state or characteristic of being wistful.
Noun
wistfulness (usually uncountable, plural wistfulnesses)
- The state or characteristic of being wistful.
- She was no longer the alert, vivacious American beauty who had charmed and delighted all who came in contact with her. Instead she was a very quiet and sad little girl—with an expression of hopeless wistfulness that none but Hazel Strong could interpret.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 114
- It’s a lovely sequence cut too short because the show seems afraid to give itself over to romance and whimsy and wistfulness when it has wedgie jokes to deliver.2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club
wistfulness meaning in Urdu
wistfulness in Urdu
- راغب
Forms of wistfulness
| plural | wistfulnesses |
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Origin of wistfulness
From wistful + -ness.
Questions about wistfulness
- What does wistfulness mean?
- Wistfulness means the state or characteristic of being wistful.
- What is wistfulness in Urdu?
- Wistfulness in Urdu is راغب. See Wistfulness meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is wistfulness?
- Wistfulness is a noun.
- What is the plural of wistfulness?
- The plural of wistfulness is wistfulnesses.
Words near wistfulness in the dictionary
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