nos|tal|gia

nos|tal|gia
nos|tal|gia «nos TAL juh, -jee uh», noun.
1. a painful or wistful yearning for one's home, country, or city; homesickness: »

One who has to spend so much of his life in the East…should not be hampered by ties and habits calculated…to foster nostalgia (Sidney J. Owen).

2. such a yearning for anything far removed in space or time: »

a nostalgia for old movies... the nostalgia of the heathen past (David H. Lawrence).

[< New Latin nostalgia < Greek nóstos homecoming (< neîsthai come, go) + -algíā < álgos pain]

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  • NOS — NOS; nos·er; nos·i·ly; nos·i·ness; nos·ing; nos·ism; nos·o·co·mi·al; nos·o·graph·ic; nos·o·log·ic; nos·o·psyl·lus; nos·tal·gia; nos·tal·gy; nos·toc; nos·to·ca·ce·ae; nos·to·ca·les; nos·tra·da·mus; nos·tril; nos·triled; nos·tril·i·ty; nos·trum;… …   English syllables

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • gia — aer·odon·tal·gia; aero·pha·gia; al·gia; alo·gia; apha·gia; ap·o·lo·gia; ap·pog·gia·tu·ra; aq·ui·le·gia; ar·peg·gia·to·; ar·thral·gia; as·traeo·spon·gia; asty·lo·spon·gia; asy·ner·gia; bet·ton·gia; brach·y·ste·gia; bu·gia; cal·y·ste·gia;… …   English syllables

  • nostalgia — nos·tal·gia …   English syllables

  • nostalgia — nos•tal•gia [[t]nɒˈstæl dʒə, dʒi ə, nə [/t]] n. 1) a wistful or sentimental longing for places, things, acquaintances, or conditions belonging to the past 2) a longing for home; homesickness 3) something that elicits nostalgia • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • nostalgia — nos|tal|gia [nɔˈstældʒə US na: ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek nostos returning home + algos pain ] a feeling that a time in the past was good, or the activity of remembering a good time in the past and wishing that things …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nostalgia — The longing to return home, to a former time in one s life, or to familiar people and surroundings. [G. nostos, a return (home), + algos, pain] * * * nos·tal·gia nä stal jə, nə , nȯ ; nə stäl n 1) the state of being homesick 2) a wistful or… …   Medical dictionary

  • nostalgia — {{#}}{{LM N27533}}{{〓}} {{SynN28205}} {{[}}nostalgia{{]}} ‹nos·tal·gia› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Sentimiento de pena o de tristeza motivado por el alejamiento o la ausencia de algo querido o por el recuerdo de un bien perdido. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}}… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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