wist
Knew, once said
Wist is the past tense of wit in its archaic sense of "to know." It appears almost exclusively in older literature: He wist not what to say.
The word survives mainly in the phrase to wit, meaning "namely" or "that is to say," and in the adjective wistful, though wistful has drifted toward longing rather than knowing.
Recalling past experiences
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
halcyon · sepia · retrospect · fondness · sentimental · recollection · past · bittersweet
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- desireIntense wanting
- cravingPowerful urge to have
hankering · hunger · thirst · aspiration · hope · dream · fancy · wish
Filled with grief
- plaintiveSounding sad, sorrowful
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
heavy-hearted · somber · forlorn · pensive · sad · rueful · elegiac · lamenting
Inclined to deep thought
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
musing · reflective · dreamy · preoccupied · absorbed · ruminative · pondering · distant
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
remembrance · halcyon · sepia · retrospect · fondness · sentimental · recollection · past · bittersweet · longing
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
craving · hankering · hunger · thirst · aspiration · hope · dream · fancy · wish · covet
sorrowful
Filled with grief
mournful · heavy-hearted · somber · forlorn · pensive · sad · rueful · elegiac · lamenting · sighing
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
introspective · musing · reflective · dreamy · preoccupied · absorbed · ruminative · pondering · distant · faraway
wistmistook
Incorrectly identified
ignored · misunderstood · overlooked · forgot · missed
wistknew
Past awareness state
know · understood · realized · recognized · understand
- wisdom teethFinal molars to erupt
- wisdom toothLate-erupting back molar
- words to the wiseAdvisory for the discerning
- timeless wisdomKnowledge that stays relevant forever
- wise upBecome aware, belatedly
- wise guySarcastic, flippant person