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nostalgic
[no-stal-jik, nuh‑]
adjective
experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
Other Word Forms
- nostalgically adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of nostalgic1
Example Sentences
These teens were sometimes gasping and talking to the screen, laughing at points, fully immersed, fully relating, even feeling nostalgic for TikTok trends that were popping three years ago.
The goonies’ journey isn’t just a nostalgic throwback; it’s a map for how we might really face collective peril.
But the origin stories of this nostalgic comfort food are as varied as the recipes you can use to make it.
The actor’s lack of nostalgic attachment for the universe of physical comedy, wordplay and social commentary that Chespirito created gave him a leg up when auditioning, he believes.
It's the source of the smell of the sea, that sort of fishy, sort of eggy aroma that evokes deeply nostalgic reactions in, well, almost everyone.
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