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nostalgie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • homesickness noun The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
  • longing noun A strong, often wistful desire for something.
  • nostalgia noun A wistful longing for the past, or for home and familiar things.

Senses

nostalgie is used for these senses in English:

  • homesickness The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.
  • longing An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • nostalgia (transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. [from 20th c.]
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