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homesickness

English

Alternative forms

  • home-sickness

Etymology

Calque of German Heimweh (homesickness, literally home-woe), equivalent to home +? sickness.

Noun

homesickness (countable and uncountable, plural homesicknesses)

  1. The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

Derived terms

  • homesick (back-formation)

Translations

See also

  • melancholy
  • nostalgia

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nostalgic

English

Etymology

From nostalgia +? -ic.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æld??k

Adjective

nostalgic (comparative more nostalgic, superlative most nostalgic)

  1. Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.
  2. Reminiscent of the speaker's childhood or younger years.

Derived terms

  • nostalgically
  • unnostalgic

Translations

Noun

nostalgic (plural nostalgics)

  1. A person who displays nostalgia for something.

Translations

Anagrams

  • gnostical

Romanian

Etymology

From French nostalgique.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nos?tal.d??ik/

Adjective

nostalgic m or n (feminine singular nostalgic?, masculine plural nostalgici, feminine and neuter plural nostalgice)

  1. nostalgic

Declension

Related terms

  • nostalgie

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