nostalgia
nostalgia
Definition
nos·tal·gia (nä stal′jə, nô-)
noun
- a longing to go back to one's home, home town, or homeland; homesickness
- a longing for something far away or long ago or for former happy circumstances
Etymology: ModL: coined (1688) as a medical term by J. Hofer, Swiss scholar, to transl. Ger heimweh, homesickness < Gr nostos, a return (akin to neomai, I return: see Nestor) + -algia
nostalgia
Synonyms
nostalgia
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- evoke: Joel Turner's Gurnard country boy rendition of Morrison's immortal lines still managed to evoke the nostalgia.
- motor: Some 3,000 exhibitors gather for one of the biggest trips back in time at a weekend of motoring nostalgia.
- feel: Perhaps some felt nostalgia for the warm home they left.
- enjoy: Not sure about the claim to comedy, but enjoyed the nostalgia.
- bring: Writing about Joe Hill Louis actually brings some nostalgia for this writer.
Adjective modifier
- rose-tinted: Unless you want to shell out 15 quid in the name of rose-tinted nostalgia.
- pure: Pure nostalgia with plenty of photos of your favorite models.
- mere: Laine's magical appeal, however, far transcends mere nostalgia.
- romantic: The interest in Norman, Gothic and Jacobean styles reflected a romantic nostalgia for Britain's past.
- strange: Strange nostalgia has a sponsor the condensation of water.
- certain: What's more, it appears he had a certain nostalgia for his old profession.
Modifies a noun
- fest: Add Tom Baker as the baddy and you have a nostalgia fest the whole family can enjoy!
- buff: The Goodies are not the only act for nostalgia buffs at this year's Fringe.
- rating: Listen to an example Nostalgia rating: Will we see it again?
- trip: Well, it's a nostalgia trip like you wouldn't believe.
Noun used with modifier
- TV: However, with TV nostalgia set to eat itself here's hoping this is where the story ends.
Possessives
- sake: Here as elsewhere, the heroic past isn't simply resurrected for nostalgia's sake.
Preposition: for
nostalgia Quotes
NOSTALGIA IS A WEAPON
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