What does nostalgic mean?

nostalgic means "unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons".

How many syllables are in nostalgic?

nostalgic has 3 syllables: no-stal-gic. The stress falls on "stal". In IPA it is /nɔˈstældʒɪk/.

Is nostalgic a common word?

nostalgic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Nostalgic — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
Similardesirous

Questions about nostalgic

What does nostalgic mean?: nostalgic means "unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons".
How many syllables are in nostalgic?: nostalgic has 3 syllables: no-stal-gic. The stress falls on "stal". In IPA it is /nɔˈstældʒɪk/.
Is nostalgic a common word?: nostalgic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for nostalgic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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