monody
/ˈmɒnədi/US/ˈmɑnədi/
monody noun: an ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
Noun
monody (plural monodies)
- An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
- Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
- A monotonous or mournful noise.
- Stroke by stroke, the great familiar monody of that incomparable curfew rose and fell in the stillness.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
- A composition having a single melodic line.
- All directions in life were blocked to him. He could not think, he could not sleep, his heart thudded to a deadening monody of fear. Fear that is itself the penalty of all things feared.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 203
monody meaning in Tamil and Urdu
monody in Tamil
- ஒற்றையொப்பாரி, ஒற்றையொப்பாரி ஓரியர் இரங்கற்பா
monody in Urdu
- مرثیہ, نوحہ, سوز
Forms of monody
| plural | monodies |
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Origin of monody
From Latin monodia, from Ancient Greek μονῳδία (monōidía).
Words formed from monody
Questions about monody
- What does monody mean?
- Monody means an ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
- What is monody in Tamil?
- Monody in Tamil is ஒற்றையொப்பாரி, ஒற்றையொப்பாரி ஓரியர் இரங்கற்பா. See Monody meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is monody?
- Monody is a noun.
- How do you pronounce monody?
- Monody is pronounced /ˈmɒnədi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monody?
- The plural of monody is monodies.
Words near monody in the dictionary
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