Definition of ELEGIAC

elegiac

Meanings

Plural: elegiacs

Adjective

  • resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy
    • "an elegiac poem on a friend's death"

Adjective Satellite

  • expressing sorrow often for something past
    • "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"

Adj

  • Of or relating to an elegy.
  • Expressing sorrow or mourning.

Noun

  • A poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French élégiaque, from Latin elegīacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός (elegeiakós).

Scrabble Score: 10

elegiac is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
elegiac is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
elegiac is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

elegiac is a valid Words With Friends word