nostalgia

Definition

  • noun: pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again
  • noun: the state of being homesick
  • synonyms: homesickness, heimweh, aching

Examples

  • A wave of 'nostalgia' swept over me when I saw my childhood home.

  • He was filled with 'nostalgia' for his college days.

Movie quotes

  • (..) it, show I want France. France offers herself... to whoever desires her most. France belongs to no one because she belongs to herself. France is not nostalgia. France is not nostalgia. Very good. France is not nostalgia. Bowing down to the past mustn't infringe on the future. (..)
    2016 Me Before You