elegiac
/ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək/adjective
उच्चारण एलिजायक
शोकपूर्ण, विषादमय, शोक-गीत जैसा
Advanced word
adjective
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[usually before noun] formal or literary
expressing sadness, especially about the past or about people who have died
शोकपूर्ण, विषादमय, शोक-गीत जैसा
- The novel ends on an elegiac note.
- an elegiac poem about his childhood village
Synonyms mournful sorrowful melancholy plaintive nostalgic
Opposite cheerful joyful celebratory
◇Word family
elegy noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse elegy (a sad poem for the dead) and eulogy (a speech praising somebody, often at a funeral).
Elegy (मृतक के लिए शोक-कविता) और eulogy (किसी की प्रशंसा में भाषण, अक्सर अंतिम संस्कार पर) में भ्रम न करें।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: an elegiac tone mourns something lost, such as a person, a way of life or a past age.
Usage में elegiac tone किसी खोई हुई चीज़ का शोक मनाता है, जैसे कोई व्यक्ति, कोई जीवन-शैली या बीता हुआ युग।