unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nostalgie
Sehnsucht nach etwas Vergangenem
🇫🇷French
nostalgie
désir de quelque chose de passé
🇳🇱Dutch
nostalgie
verlangen naar iets dat voorbij is
🇷🇺Russian
ностальгия
тоска по чему-то прошлому
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उदासी
किसी अतीत की लालसा
🇧🇩Bengali
নস্টালজিয়া
🇮🇳Tamil
ஏக்கம்
கடந்த காலத்திற்காக ஏங்குதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
వ్యామోహం
గతం కోసం ఆరాటపడుతోంది
🇮🇳Marathi
नॉस्टॅल्जिया
भूतकाळात काहीतरी हवे आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
નોસ્ટાલ્જીયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಾಸ್ಟಾಲ್ಜಿಯಾ
ಹಿಂದಿನ ಯಾವುದೋ ಹಂಬಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗൃഹാതുരത്വം
ഭൂതകാലത്തിനായി കൊതിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੋਸਟਾਲਜੀਆ
ਪਿਛਲੇ ਕੁਝ ਲਈ ਤਰਸ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
پرانی یادوں
ماضی کی کسی چیز کی خواہش
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
怀旧之情
渴望过去的某事
🇯🇵Japanese
ノスタルジー
過去のものへの憧れ
🇰🇷Korean
노스탤지어
지나간 일에 대한 그리움
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nỗi nhớ
khao khát một điều gì đó đã qua
🇹🇭Thai
ความคิดถึง
โหยหาบางสิ่งที่ผ่านมา
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حنين للماضي
الشوق لشيء مضى
🇮🇷Persian
نوستالژی
آرزوی چیزی گذشته
🇹🇷Turkish
nostalji
geçmişteki bir şeyi özlemek
🇮🇱Hebrew
נוֹסטָלגִיָה
געגועים למשהו בעבר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'nostalgia'?
The primary meaning of 'nostalgia' is 'longing for something past'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nostalgia' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'nostalgia' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'nostalgia' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'nostalgia' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'nostalgia' in your daily reading?
Very Often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Do you find 'nostalgia' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'nostalgia' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'nostalgia' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'nostalgia' in a professional email?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Never
Would you classify 'nostalgia' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
Pick an option to see how others voted
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