different between reminiscence vs nostalgia

English

Etymology

From Late Latin remin?scentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin remin?sc?ns, present active participle of remin?scor (“remember”); see reminiscent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m.??n?s.?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

reminiscence (countable and uncountable, plural reminiscences)

1. An act of remembering long-past experiences, often fondly.
2. A mental image thus remembered.

Synonyms

• recall
• recollection

Coordinate terms

• flashback - memory of trauma

Related terms

• reminiscent
• reminiscential

Translations

See also

• nostalgia

Further reading

• reminiscence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• reminiscence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek ?????? (nóstos, “returning home”) + ????? (álgos, “pain”). Ancient Greek *????????? (*nostalgía) is unattested. Compare Italian nostalgia, Spanish nostalgia, Portuguese nostalgia and saudade and French nostalgie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n??stald??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /n??stæld??/, /n??stæld??/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /n??stæld??/

Noun

nostalgia (countable and uncountable, plural nostalgias)

1. A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
2. A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past.
3. Reminiscence of the speaker's childhood or younger years.

Synonyms

• nostalgy

Derived terms

• nostalgic
• nostalgically

Antonyms

• nostopathy
• nostophobia

Translations

See also

• halcyon days
• hark back
• memory lane
• reminiscence

Anagrams

• analogist, antigoals, galtonias

Finnish

Etymology

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek ?????? (nóstos, “returning home”) + ????? (álgos, “pain”).

Noun

nostalgia

1. nostalgia

Declension

Derived terms

• nostalgikko
• nostalginen
• nostalgisesti
• nostalgisoida
• nostalgisointi
• nostalgisuus

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek ?????? (nóstos, “returning home”) + ????? (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nos.tal?d??i.a/
• Hyphenation: no?stal?gi?a

Noun

nostalgia f (plural nostalgie)

1. nostalgia, homesickness, longing

Related terms

• nostalgico

Anagrams

• angolasti
• lagnatosi
• stagliano

Polish

Etymology

From French nostalgie, from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek ?????? (nóstos) + ????? (álgos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??stal.??ja/

Noun

nostalgia f

1. nostalgia (yearning for the past)

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) nostalgik, nostalgiczka
• (adjective) nostalgiczny

Related terms

• (adverb) nostalgicznie

Further reading

• nostalgia in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• nostalgia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek ?????? (nóstos, “returning home”) + ????? (álgos, “pain”).

Cognate with Galician nostalxia.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nu?.ta?.??i.?/
• Hyphenation: nos?tal?gi?a

Noun

nostalgia f (plural nostalgias)

1. nostalgia (yearning for the past)

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin nostalgia, coined from Ancient Greek ?????? (nóstos, “returning home”) + ????? (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nos?talxja/, [nos?t?al.xja]
• Hyphenation: nos?tal?gia

Noun

nostalgia f (plural nostalgias)

1. nostalgia

Related terms

• nostálgico