nostalgic

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adjective

nos·tal·gic nä-ˈstal-jik

nə-,

also nȯ-,

nō-;

nə-ˈstäl-

Synonyms of nostalgic next

: feeling or inspiring nostalgia: such as

: longing for or thinking fondly of a past time or condition

As we drove through the French countryside, I couldn't help being not just nostalgic, but wistful, about how simple wine was 25 years ago.—

Matt Kramer

The protest mostly featured the usual suspects—anti-capitalists, environmentalists, union types chanting "Solidarity," and aging hippies nostalgic for their youth.—

Margaret Wente

: evocative of a longed-for past time or condition

He loved good stories, especially nostalgic ones from his boyhood, and relished the telling.—

Peter Schworm

He soon parlayed his nostalgic pictures into a business that would eventually include writing, antique collecting, museum operations, and reproduction-furniture making.—

David K. Leff

nostalgically

nä-ˈstal-ji-k(ə-)lē

nə-

also nȯ-

nō-;

nə-ˈstäl-

adverb

thinking nostalgically of the summers they spent together

looking back nostalgically on happier times

nostalgic

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noun

plural nostalgics

: someone who longs for a past time or condition : a person given to nostalgia

There are nostalgics on both sides who felt better with a predictably snarling standoff than with the uncertain paths now opening.—

Flora Lewis

Eventually it would become an empty shell, a refuge for nostalgics unable to accept the challenge facing all organizations in a changing world; adapt or perish.—

John L. H. Keep

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Adjective

There’s something comforting, nostalgic, and really beautiful about carrying on traditions. —

Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024 Holidays like Thanksgiving scream tradition and what's more nostalgic than watching a classic holiday special with your family. —

Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024

Noun

And there’s even that little red eraser ball cursor from back in the day for nostalgics. —

Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023 In part, this game is for the nostalgics in the FC Cincinnati and Louisville City FC fan bases. —

The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for nostalgic