1. feeling a bittersweet longing for or wistful affection toward a period in the past

Examples

• She felt nostalgic when she visited her childhood home.
• The old photographs made him nostalgic for his college days.
• I get nostalgic whenever I hear that song from the 1980s.
• The movie has a nostalgic quality that appeals to older viewers.
• He spoke in a nostalgic tone about his time in the military.
• The antique shop filled her with nostalgic memories of her grandmother.