C2nounemotions
US/nɑːˈstæl.dʒə/
UK/nɒˈstæl.dʒə/
a happy but slightly sad feeling when you remember good times in the past
In context
Old photos of Saigon in the 1990s fill my parents with nostalgia.
Brands often use nostalgia in advertising to make customers feel safe.
Some politicians win votes by appealing to nostalgia for a better past.
Words that go with nostalgia
noun + preposition
- nostalgia forMany migrants feel nostalgia for the food of their hometown.
- sense of nostalgiaHearing my grandmother's lullaby brought a strong sense of nostalgia.
- feeling of nostalgiaThe old cinema gives visitors a feeling of nostalgia.
- wave of nostalgiaA wave of nostalgia hit me when I walked past my old school.
- pang of nostalgiaStudents abroad often feel a pang of nostalgia during Tet.
- tinge of nostalgiaShe spoke about her first job with a tinge of nostalgia.