saudade

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saudade

/saʊˈdɑːdə/

noun

uncountable A feeling of melancholy and wistful yearning for something that is absent, impossible or lost. 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”.

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"saudade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saudade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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saudade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saudade

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"saudade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saudade.

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@misc{saudade_2026,
  title = {saudade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saudade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}