nos·tal·gia 
/nɑˈstælʤə/ noun
/nɑˈstælʤə/ noun [noncount] : pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again
▪ A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my childhood home. ▪ He was filled with nostalgia for his college days.
▪ A wave of nostalgia swept over me when I saw my childhood home. ▪ He was filled with nostalgia for his college days.
— nos·tal·gic /nɑˈstælʤɪk/ adjective [more nostalgic; most nostalgic]
▪ nostalgic memories ▪ Seeing pictures of my old friends made me feel very nostalgic. ▪ They remained nostalgic about the good old days.
/nɑˈstælʤɪk/ adjective [more nostalgic; most nostalgic] ▪ nostalgic memories ▪ Seeing pictures of my old friends made me feel very nostalgic. ▪ They remained nostalgic about the good old days.
— nos·tal·gi·cal·ly /nɑˈstælʤɪkli/ adverb
▪ She spoke nostalgically about her childhood on the farm.
/nɑˈstælʤɪkli/ adverb ▪ She spoke nostalgically about her childhood on the farm.
