elegiacal

Meanings

• relating to or expressing feelings of sorrow, particularly for the dead.

  - "The elegiac poems of John Donne capture the sorrow and longing felt by those who have lost loved ones."
  - "In her novel 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich', Leo Tolstoy explores the elegiac themes of mortality, grief, and the search for meaning in life."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with elegiacal
elegant , legacy , vagacy , hagacity

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Homophones

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1. elegant () :
   

2. legacy () :
   

3. vagacy () :
   

4. hagacity () :
   

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Variants

List of all variants of elegiacal that leads to same result
elegiac , elegiacal , elegiacally , elegiacs

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'elegiacus', meaning 'relating to elegies' or 'expressing sorrow'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'elegiacal' is not commonly used in everyday language, and is instead more commonly found in literary, artistic, or musical contexts, where it is used to describe works that express feelings of sorrow, melancholy, or wistfulness, often in relation to the theme of loss or the passage of time.

2. The word 'elegiacal' comes from the Latin word 'elegiacus', which means 'relating to elegies' or 'expressing sorrow'. In ancient Rome, elegies were a form of poetry that expressed feelings of sorrow, loss, or melancholy, often in the context of love or relationships. Elegies were typically written in the hexameter verse form, which consists of six metrical feet per line, and is characterized by its regular, flowing rhythm and its ability to convey a sense of grandeur or majesty. The use of the term 'elegiacal' to describe works that express feelings of sorrow or melancholy is a testament to the enduring power and appeal of elegies as a literary and artistic form, and as a means of expressing the complex and often deeply felt emotions that are an intrinsic part of the human experience.

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