Wistfulness
Examples
“She was no longer the alert, vivacious American beauty who had charmed and delighted all who came in contact⟳ with her. Instead she was a very quiet and sad little girl—with an expression of hopeless wistfulness that none but Hazel Strong could interpret⟳.”
“It’s a lovely sequence cut⟳ too short because the show⟳ seems afraid to give⟳ itself over to romance and whimsy and wistfulness when it has wedgie jokes to deliver⟳.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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