saudade

[US]/sɔːˈdɑːd/
[UK]/səˈdɑːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a deep emotional state of longing or nostalgia for something that may be lost
prop. n.a municipality in Brazil (place name)
Word Forms
Pluralsaudades

Example Sentences

she felt a deep sense of saudade for her childhood home.

the music fills me with bittersweet saudade.

he carried a quiet saudade for his lost love.

a sudden saudade hit me when i saw the old photograph.

the novel explores the theme of brazilian saudade.

looking at the sea brings back a feeling of saudade.

there is no direct english translation for the word saudade.

he wrote a letter expressing his saudade for the past.

the old song always awakens a sense of saudade in her heart.

they shared a mutual saudade for the good old days.

she embraced the feeling of saudade rather than fighting it.

a wave of saudade washed over him during the rainy afternoon.

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