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nostalgia Definition

nos·tal·gia (nä staljə, nô-)

noun

  1. a longing to go back to one's home, home town, or homeland; homesickness
  2. 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

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nostalgia Synonyms

nostalgia

n.

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

  • era: Or does it have to do with nostalgia for a certain era of radio that you enjoy?
  • past: And even the next essay by Michael Wood is about nostalgia for the past.
  • age: Nostalgia for past ages of faith is a recurrent phenomenon in times of crisis.
nostalgia Quotes

   NOSTALGIA IS A WEAPON

—Coupland, Douglas