wehmütig

Meaning

wistful, nostalgic (experiencing a sad or bitter-sweet feeling at the memory of something from the past, or at the thought about the nature of life, often momentarily)

Concepts

wistful

depressed

dismal

melancholic

mournful

lugubrious

sullen

disturbed

doleful

dreary

gaunt

gloomy

melancholy

miserable

obscure

plangent

sad

☹️

somber

tearful

bleak

wistfully

dark

desolate

dim

disappointed

😞

discouraged

dispirited

Synonyms

schwermütig

traurig

☹️

elegisch

melancholisch

klagend

bedrückt

düster

rührselig

tränenvoll

trübe

trübsinnig

überempfindlich

wehleidig

weinerlich

larmoyant

übersensibel

voller Wehmut

wehmutsvoll

tränenselig

Nostalgie verspüren

niedergedrückt

down

nah am Wasser gebaut

finster

nachdenklich

voller Selbstmitleid

dunkel

sehnsüchtig

versonnen

😔

bekümmert

gedankenschwer

voller Weltschmerz

Translations

weemoedig

droefgeestig

melancholiek

zwaarmoedig

sombre

melancólico

☹️

mélancolique

malinconico

adusto

melankolik

triste

☹️

oscuro

buio

afflitto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈveːmyːtɪç/

Etymology

From Middle Low German wēmōdich. Analysable as Wehmut + -ig, but Middle Low German wēmōt is perhaps a backformation from the adjective. See Wehmut for more.