word of the day
Sunday | 4 Dec 2022
Saudade
[soh-dahd]
Noun
Portuguese - 19th century
- Definition
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(in Portuguese folk culture) A deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent.
- Examples of word Saudade in a sentence
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“But even more than this, saudade sweeps over me when my friends on the other side of the word send me emails, and I can hear their voices in the written words.”
- Did you Know?
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“Saudade” is most often discussed in terms of its importance to Portuguese culture and for the supposed difficulty in translating it to English.”
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