wehmütig
wistful; melancholic
English translations
- 01
nostalgic
- 02
wistful
- 03
melancholic
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine traurige Sehnsucht nach etwas Vergangenem oder Verlorenem empfindend.
- English meaning
- Wistful
- Synonym
- melancholisch, traurig
- German example
- Sie blickte wehmütig auf die alten Fotos.
- English example
- She looked wistfully at the old photos.
- Comparative
- wehmütigerSuperlative: am wehmütigsten
Related words
- nostalgisch
Nostalgic means feeling a longing for things or times past.
- elegisch
Elegiac
- melancholisch
Melancholy
Example sentences with “wehmütig”
Er blickte wehmütig in die Vergangenheit. (He looked wistfully into the past.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce 'wehmütig'?
Pronounced 'VAY-moo-tig'. The 'h' lengthens the 'e'.