threnody C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈθrɛnədi/ UK /ˈθrɛnədi/ See IPA manual Freq #473982 Meanings 1 noun a song, poem, or other composition expressing grief or mourning, especially for someone who has died The cellist performed a quiet threnody in memory of the victims. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a song, poem, or other... dirgelamentelegy More lamentation ↔ Opposites celebrationpaean Word family Forms threnodies Derived forms threnodicthrenodist Related forms requiemmonodymourning Etymology From Greek threnoidia, 'lamentation,' formed from threnos, 'dirge or lament,' and oide, 'song.' English adopted the learned term for a musical or literary work of mourning. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # threnody **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθrɛnədi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθrɛnədi/ **Frequency rank:** 473982 ## Meanings 1. a song, poem, or other composition expressing grief or mourning, especially for someone who has died ## Examples - The cellist performed a quiet threnody in memory of the victims. ## Synonyms - dirge - lament - elegy - lamentation ## Antonyms - celebration - paean ## Derived Forms - threnodic - threnodist ## Related Forms - requiem - monody - mourning ## Etymology From Greek threnoidia, 'lamentation,' formed from threnos, 'dirge or lament,' and oide, 'song.' English adopted the learned term for a musical or literary work of mourning. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown