What does wistful mean?
Feeling or expressing a sense of melancholic nostalgia, often for something that may never return or has passed. Characterized by a feeling of wistfulness, often tinged with sadness or longing.
Example
"She had a wistful look in her eyes as she gazed out at the old, abandoned house."
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