- a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
- something that elicits or displays nostalgia.
- a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc
- the evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc
- longing for home or family; homesickness
