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elegiac

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˌe-lə-ˈjī-ək, -ˌak also i-ˈlē-jē-ˌak\
    • /ˌel.ɪˈdʒaɪ.ək/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˌe-lə-ˈjī-ək, -ˌak also i-ˈlē-jē-ˌak\

Definitions of elegiac word

  • noun elegiac (especially of a work of art) having a mournful quality. 1
  • adjective elegiac mournful, like an elegy 1
  • adjective elegiac Something that is elegiac expresses or shows sadness. 0
  • adjective elegiac resembling, characteristic of, relating to, or appropriate to an elegy 0
  • adjective elegiac lamenting; mournful; plaintive 0
  • adjective elegiac denoting or written in elegiac couplets or elegiac stanzas 0

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Parts of speech for Elegiac

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

elegiac popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

elegiac usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for elegiac

adjective elegiac

  • sad — Systems Analysis Definition
  • melancholic — disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
  • plaintive — expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
  • nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
  • lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.

Antonyms for elegiac

adjective elegiac

  • cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.

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