MONODY Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

monody

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Definition of monody

as in elegiac

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Noun

There’s also something a little elegiac about it.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026

Definition of elegiac

Noun

In some ways, Birthright is an elegy to the Jewish experience in America—a place where Israel has been centered as our refuge and rightful homeland for the last 76-odd years.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
But that selflessness comes to feel like the point of this lingering, resonantly sad film — above all else, an elegy for lives unseen and unknown.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of elegy

Noun

Nobody wants to be subjected to one more triggering, off-key note of an Edwin Díaz dirge.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
This is the starting point of Earth 7, Deb Olin Unferth’s stellar and sweeping science fiction novel that is part cosmic comedy and part dirge to our dying world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Definition of dirge

Noun

Experts don’t currently believe there is a risk of people’s taps running dry; the Colorado River is a slow-moving crisis and many water managers have taken steps to prepare.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
People who expected to have water are left with dry taps, while the pipes of those who had prepared for scarcity remain filled with water.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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