Английский Этимологический словарь - wistful
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Wistful
wistful
- 1613, "closely attentive," from obsolete wist "intent," 15c., of uncertain origin. The meaning of "yearningly eager" is first recorded 1714.
WIT (N.) - "mental capacity," O.E. wit, more commonly gewit, from P.Gmc. *witjan, from PIE *woid-/*weid-/*wid- "to see," metaphorically "to know." Related to O.E. witan "to know." Meaning "ability to make clever remarks in an amusing way" is first recorded 1542; that of "person of wit or learning" is from c.1470. Witticism coined 1677, by Dryden.
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~ adj feeling rather sad and thoughtful, especially because of something that you would like but can no longer have (wistful memories of her lost youth) - wistfully adv - wistfulness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
Someone who is wistful is rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it. I can’t help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I’m giving up... ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently Date: 1714 1. full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; also inspiring such yearning a ~ memoir 2. musingly sad ; pensive a ~ glance • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (of a person, looks, etc.) yearningly or mournfully expectant or wishful. Derivatives wistfully adv. wistfulness n. Etymology: app. assim. of obs. wistly (adv.) intently (cf. WHISHT) to wishful, with corresp. change of sense ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
1. тоскующий; томящийся; выражающий или испытывающий смутные желания или сожаления 2. тоскливый; задумчивый, мечтательный (о взгляде, улыбке) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) тоскующий, тоскливый 2) задумчивый (о взгляде, улыбке) Syn: moody, nostalgic, pensive, plaintive Ant: airy, flippant, heedless ...Англо-русский словарь
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