Usage Note
Nostalgique can also function as a noun (un nostalgique des années 80, 'a nostalgic fan of the 80s'). The noun nostalgie (f) was coined in the 18th century to describe homesickness; its meaning broadened to longing for any past era. Both masculine and feminine use the same form nostalgique.
Examples
"Elle est nostalgique de son enfance à la campagne."
Natural Translation
She is nostalgic for her childhood in the countryside.
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