Definition of wistful

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  • wistful is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • wistful is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • wistful is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of wistful

  • showing pensive sadness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty

    Synonyms

    1. pensive

See definition of wistful in Merriam Webster