nostalgia

Definitions

A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

Something that evokes a feeling of sentimental longing for the past.

Examples

A wave of nostalgia washed over him as he walked through his childhood neighborhood.

The old photographs in the attic filled her with a bittersweet sense of nostalgia.

Listening to the music from the nineties always triggers a feeling of nostalgia for my high school years.

Synonyms

wistfulness longing yearning reminiscence homesickness sentimentality pining

Antonyms

indifference oblivion detachment apathy present-mindedness unconcern forgetfulness