wistful
WIST-fuladjMeaning sadly longing for something past or out of reach
Memory hook WIST-ful ~ WISH-ful. Granny Mae turns the pages of her old dance photos, smiling but a little sad, wishing she could dance like that once more. Her smile is wistful.
Grandma gave a wistful smile as she looked through her old dance photos.
In context Watching his friends ride off to summer camp, Pip grew wistful; he had loved camp, but this year his family could not afford to send him.
Similar longing, yearning, nostalgic, pensive
Opposite content, satisfied