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Synonyms for elegiac

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Mournful — expressing sorrow or mourning

mournful, sorrowful, plaintive, elegious dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Expressing sorrow or mourning.

Example sentences

  • mournful Tom stood at the window with a mournful expression on his face.
  • plaintive The plaintive melody broke her heart.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
elegiacrising
mournfulrising
plaintiverising
threnodicsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
mournful2, elegious
9 letters
sorrowful3, plaintive2, threnodic, epicedial
10 letters
threnodial

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mournful2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
élégiaque
Italiano
elegiaco
Español
elegíaco