Definitions for elegy
ˈɛl ɪ dʒiel·e·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. elegy, lamentnoun

   a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. elegynoun

   A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elegynoun

   Etymology: elegus, Latin.

   1. A mournful song.

   He hangs odes upon hawthorns, and elegies upon brambles, all forsooth deifying the name of Rosalind. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   2. A funeral song.

   So on meanders banks, when death is nigh,
   The mournful swan sings her own elegy. Dryden.

   3. A short poem without points or turns.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elegy

   An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead. However, according to The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy, "for all of its pervasiveness ... the 'elegy' remains remarkably ill defined: sometimes used as a catch-all to denominate texts of a somber or pessimistic tone, sometimes as a marker for textual monumentalizing, and sometimes strictly as a sign of a lament for the dead".

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1. elegy

   An elegy is a form of literature, typically a poem, that expresses sorrow or mourning for someone who is deceased, or a lament for some tragic event or loss. This melancholic and thoughtful piece of writing is usually serious in tone and style, and often reflective. It's typically used as a form of respect and homage towards the subject of mourning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Elegynoun

   a mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation

2. Etymology: [L. elegia, Gr. , fem. sing. (cf. , prop., neut. pl. of a distich in elegiac verse), fr. elegiac, fr. a song of mourning.]

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1. Elegy

   In literature, an elegy is a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Elegy

   el′e-ji, n. a song of mourning: a funeral-song: a poem written in elegiac metre.—adj. Elegī′ac, belonging to elegy: mournful: used in elegies, esp. noting the kind of metre, alternate hexameter and pentameter lines.—n. elegiac verse.—adj. Elegī′acal.—ns. Elē′giast, El′egist, a writer of elegies.—v.i. El′egīse, to write an elegy.—v.t. to write an elegy on. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. elegos, a lament.]

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1. Elegy

   a song expressive of sustained earnest yearning, or mild sorrow after loss.

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1. elegy

   Song lyrics by elegy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by elegy on the Lyrics.com website.

2. Elegy

   Eulogy vs. Elegy -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Eulogy and Elegy.

Matched Categories

1. • Poem

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Anagrams for elegy »

1. lyege

How to pronounce elegy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say elegy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elegy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elegy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of elegy in a Sentence

1. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

   Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elegy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elegy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=elegy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elegy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=elegy
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=elegy
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Elegy
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=elegy