| ADJECTIVE | all | wistful, pensive | showing pensive sadness |
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| Sounds | wih'stfahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | showing pensive sadness. | |
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| Example | "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty" | |
| Synonym | pensive | |
| Broader | sad | Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness |
| Spanish | meditabundo, melancólico, pensativo | |
| Nouns | wistfulness | a sadly pensive longing |
| Adverbs | wistfully | in a wistful manner |
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