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saudade

Noun CEFR B1
saʊˈdɑːdə

Definitions

A feeling of melancholy for something that is absent or lost.

uncountable

Equivalents

Françaissaudade
Portuguêssaudade
Italianosaudade
2 more languages
Suomikaiho
Bahasa Indonesiawaas

Examples

“I have⟳ the feeling, from using the word as a first language speaker, that saudade conveys a bit more feeling, a bit more sorrow, a bit more longing than “I miss⟳ you”.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

saudagar Saudek sauder Saudi Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian

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