1. a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

Examples

• She felt a wave of nostalgia when she saw her childhood home.
• The old photographs filled him with nostalgia for his college days.
• There’s a certain nostalgia in listening to music from the 1980s.
• His nostalgia for simpler times made him appreciate the past more than the present.
• The movie evoked nostalgia for a bygone era of Hollywood glamour.
• Many people experience nostalgia when they return to their hometown after years away.