Sad vs. Wistful — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sad and Wistful
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Sad
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued
Wistful
Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning
"She seemed wistful for the old days when I'd hung around her all the time" (David Huddle).
Sad
Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Wistful
Expressing sadness or yearning
"She saw the wisftul eyes grow yet more wistful, the lips curve to a pleading smile" (Dorothy Parker).
Sad
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
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Wistful
Full of longing or yearning.
His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days.
Sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.
Wistful
Sad and thoughtful.
Sad
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.
Wistful
Longing; wishful; desirous.
Lifting up one of my sashes, I cast many a wistful, melancholy look towards the sea.
Sad
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.
Wistful
Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative.
That he who there at such an hour hath been,Will wistful linger on that hallowed spot.
Sad
Dark-hued; somber.
Wistful
Full of longing or unfulfilled desire;
Those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds
Sad
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Wistful
Showing pensive sadness;
The sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
Sad
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Sad
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Sad
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Sad
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Sad
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Sad
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Sad
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Sad
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
Sad
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
Sad
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Sad
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Sad
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Sad
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
Sad
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
Sad
Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
Sad
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
Sad
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Sad
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
Sad
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!
Sad
Seasonal affective disorder.
Sad
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
Feeling sad because his dog had died
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
Sad
Of things that make you feel sad;
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
Sad
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
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