elegiac

• Qui se rapporte à l'élégie ou qui en a le caractère; qui exprime la tristesse, le regret ou la mélancolie sur ce qui est perdu.

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.

   élégiaque (lamentation)

   • 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.

   Synonymesdolefulfunereallamentingmelancholymournfulplaintivesorrowfulwoeful

   Antonymescheerfulexultanthappyjoyfuloptimistic

2. Relating to elegyC2formal

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

   élégiaque

   • 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.