wistfulmemory
nounUK /ˈwɪstfəl ˈmɛməri/
US /ˈwɪstfəl ˈmɛməri/
A happy memory that makes you feel a little sad because it is gone.
Looking at old photos gave her a wistful memory of summer days at her grandmother's house.
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2. A memory mixed with both joy and gentle sadness.
The song brought back a wistful memory of his childhood friend.
3. A thought about the past that makes you wish things were still the same.
She smiled with a wistful memory of the old neighborhood.
4. A quiet, longing recollection of something lost or far away.
He held a wistful memory of the sea from his hometown.