nostalgic

C2 Topic:Time
US /nɔˈstældʒɪk/
adj noun Freq #17145

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Feeling or causing a fond longing for the past.

    The old song made everyone feel nostalgic.

  2. 2
    noun

    A person who longs fondly for the past.

    As a nostalgic, he kept every ticket stub from his youth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · a person who longs fondly... nostalgist

Etymology

From nostalgia + -ic.

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