Wistful vs Plaintive - What's the difference?
wistful | plaintive |
full of yearning or longing
sad and thoughtful
As adjectives the difference between wistful and plaintive
is that wistful is full of yearning or longing while plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.wistful
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days.