Words to Describe wistfulness
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How wistfulness often is described ("________ wistfulness")
- empty
- cocked
- patient
- wry
- unconscious
- vague
- sudden
- gentle
- evangelic
- certain
- pensive
- unusual
- exquisite
- dull
- eager
- infinite
- spiritual
- much
- deep
- innocent
- sweet
- sentimental
- passionate
- dim
- great
- pathetic
- sympathetic
- terminal
- momentary
- insatiable
- genuine
- sad
- palpable
- anxious
- comic
- grim
- queer
- pagan
- faint
- grave
- quiet
- celtic
- melancholy
- tearful
- peculiar
- lingering
- childish
- bitter
- idle
- shy
- delicate
- hungry
- dry
- nostalgic
- dumb
- eternal
- odd
- occasional
- intense
- controlled
- slight
- wild
- frail
- like
- boyish
- underlying
- unearthly
- timid
- dreamy
- curious
- haunting
- mingled
- piteous
- tragic
- romantic
- indolent
- injured
- childlike
- shoddy
- strange
- poignant
- merciless
- soft
- mock
- ineffable
