A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the window.
SYNONYM(S): wishful.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
wist´ful|ly — wist|ful «WIHST fuhl», adjective. 1. longing; yearning: »A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the window. SYNONYM(S): wishful. 2. pensive; melancholy. SYNONYM(S): mu … Useful english dictionary
wist´ful|ness — wist|ful «WIHST fuhl», adjective. 1. longing; yearning: »A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the window. SYNONYM(S): wishful. 2. pensive; melancholy. SYNONYM(S): mu … Useful english dictionary
wist·ful — … Useful english dictionary
wist — un·wist; wist·ful; wist·ful·ness; wist·less; wist; yah·wist; wist·ful·ly; … English syllables
ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… … English syllables
wistful — wist·ful … English syllables
wistfully — wist·ful·ly … English syllables
wistful — wist•ful [[t]ˈwɪst fəl[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by a pensive longing or yearning 2) pensive, esp. in a melancholy way • Etymology: 1605–15; obs. wist quiet, silent, attentive + ful wist′ful•ly, adv. wist′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
wistful — wist|ful [ wıstfəl ] adjective slightly sad because you want to have or do something: a wistful expression/smile a. used when you are thinking about something that made you happy in the past: Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wistful — wist|ful [ˈwıstfəl] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: wistly with close attention (15 18 centuries), probably from whist quiet (15 20 centuries); influenced by wishful] thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially … Dictionary of contemporary English
