Elegiac
/ˌeləˈjīək/
Elegiac is an adjective that describes something mournful, sorrowful, or characteristic of an elegy (a sad poem or song, especially for the dead).
Meanings and Usage
Expressing Sorrow: Used to describe art, music, or writing that has a melancholic or nostalgic tone.
Poetic Form: Refers to classical poetry written in elegiac couplets (a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter).
Synonyms
Melancholy
Plaintive
Lamenting
Somber
Nostalgic
Elegiac in a Sentence:
“The restaurant was filled with the elegiac strains of a solo cello, perfectly matching the rainy evening outside.”
“The author’s final novel was an elegiac tribute to a vanishing way of life in rural Ireland.”
“There was an elegiac beauty to the autumn woods as the last leaves drifted slowly to the ground.”