elegiac

• Die Elegie betreffend oder für sie charakteristisch; klagend, wehmütig, Ausdruck von Trauer oder Sehnsucht.

Relating to or characteristic of an elegy; expressing sorrow or lamentation for something lost.

1. Expressing sorrow or lamentationC2formal

   Relating to or characteristic of an elegy; mournful or melancholy in tone.

   Elegisch

   • The poem had an elegiac quality, mourning the loss of youth.
   • Her speech was elegiac, reflecting on the passing of a great leader.
   • The music had an elegiac melody that moved the audience to tears.

   Synonymedolefulfunereallamentingmelancholymournfulplaintivesorrowfulwoeful

   Antonymecheerfulexultanthappyjoyfuloptimistic

2. Relating to elegyC2formal

   Pertaining to a poem or piece of writing that laments someone's death or a past era.

   Elegisch

   • The elegiac verses were written in memory of the fallen soldiers.
   • He composed an elegiac ode for his late grandmother.
   • The author's elegiac style is known for its reflective and sorrowful tone.