Canadian English Meaning of wistful

wistful

Other Canadian English words related to wistful

synonyms

• dreamy
• nostalgic
• sloppy
• cloying
• maudlin
• mawkish
• Melodramatic
• misty-eyed
• moony
• schmaltzy
• Sentimental
• soapy
• starry-eyed
• sticky
• wet
• Chocolate box
• corny
• cute
• drippy
• fruity
• gooey
• lovey-dovey
• sloppy
• Saccharin
• sappy
• Slushy
• soap-operatic
• soppy
• thin
• cheeseball
• sentimental
• sudsy
• Sugarcoated
• sugary
• twee

antonyms

• cynical
• hardheaded
• hard-boiled
• hard-edged
• unsentimental
• Antisentimental

Definitions and Meaning of wistful in English

Wordnet

wistful (s)

showing pensive sadness

Webster

wistful (a.)

Longing; wishful; desirous.

Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative.

FAQs About the word wistful

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word wistful

wistful

What is the English meaning of the word wistful

showing pensive sadnessLonging; wishful; desirous., Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative.

What are the synonyms of the word wistful

dreamy,nostalgic,sloppy,cloying,maudlin,mawkish,Melodramatic,misty-eyed,moony,schmaltzy

What are the antonyms of the word wistful

cynical,hardheaded,hard-boiled,hard-edged,unsentimental,Antisentimental