wistful
71plaintive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mournful, wistful, sad, melancholy, sorrowful. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. melancholy, pitiful, mournful; see sad 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PLANE tiv] …
72sad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sorrowful, downcast, dejected, unhappy, woeful, woebegone, depressed, disconsolate, blue (inf.), down (inf.); melancholy, gloomy, cheerless, somber, dismal; heavy[ hearted]; regrettable, shameful.… …
73Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …
74wistfully — adverb in a wistful manner his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel • Derived from adjective: ↑wistful …
75Wish — Wish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wishing}.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w?scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w[ u]nschen, Icel. [ae]eskja, Dan. [ o]nske, Sw. [ o]nska; from AS. w?sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG.… …
76Wished — Wish Wish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wishing}.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w?scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w[ u]nschen, Icel. [ae]eskja, Dan. [ o]nske, Sw. [ o]nska; from AS. w?sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG …
77Wishful — Wish ful, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.] 1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing. [1913 Webster] 2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. [1913 Webster] From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak. [1913… …
78Wishfully — Wishful Wish ful, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.] 1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing. [1913 Webster] 2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. [1913 Webster] From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak …
79Wishfulness — Wishful Wish ful, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.] 1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing. [1913 Webster] 2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. [1913 Webster] From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak …
80Wishing — Wish Wish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wishing}.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w?scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. w[ u]nschen, Icel. [ae]eskja, Dan. [ o]nske, Sw. [ o]nska; from AS. w?sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG …
