Nostalgic
Nostalgic adjective - Unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons.
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Synonyms for Nostalgic
Old-fashioned and nostalgic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old-fashioned" instead an adjective "Nostalgic".
Nearby Word: nostalgia
Old-fashioned
Old-fashioned adjective - Pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time.
Nostalgic and old-fashioned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nostalgic" instead an adjective phrase "Old-fashioned".
Both words in one sentence
- Not impenetrable to a bullet from a good old-fashioned 9mm (kept and maintained for nostalgic reasons by a guy from the 21st century).
Source: Series / Cleopatra 2525 -
Much of the popular mythology of an "old-fashioned" white Christmas goes back to Charles Dickens, who was really just being nostalgic for his childhood Christmases of the early 19th century... which happened to fall during the tail end of the Little Ice Age.
Source: Dreaming of a White Christmas
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