"wistfulness" meaning in All languages combined

See wistfulness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wistfulnesses [plural]
Etymology: From wistful + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wistful|ness}} wistful + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} wistfulness (usually uncountable, plural wistfulnesses)
  1. The state or characteristic of being wistful. Tags: uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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