Saudade

Saudade (English: /saʊˈdɑːdə/,^[1] European Portuguese: [sɐwˈðaðɨ], Brazilian Portuguese: [sawˈdadʒi] ^ⓘ, Galician: [sawˈðaðɪ], Northeast Brazil: [saw.ˈda.di]; plural saudades)^[2] is an emotional state of melancholic or profoundly nostalgic longing for a beloved yet absent something or someone. It derives from the Latin word for solitude.^[3] It is often associated with a repressed understanding that one might never encounter the object of longing ever again. It is a recollection of feelings, experiences, places, or events, often elusive, that cause a sense of separation from the exciting, pleasant, or joyous sensations they once caused. Duarte Nunes Leão defines saudade as, "Memory of something with a desire for it".^[4]

In Brazil, the day of Saudade is officially celebrated on 30 January.^[5]^[6] It is not a widely acknowledged day in Portugal.

^ "Saudade". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020.
^ Priberam Informática, S.A. "Significado / definição de saudade no Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
^ Pap, Leo (1 April 1992). "On the etymology of Portuguese SAUDADE: an instance of multiple causation?". WORD. 43 (1): 97–102. doi:10.1080/00437956.1992.12098282. ISSN 0043-7956.
^ "MEMORANDUM 08 - NASCIMENTO A.R.A e MENANDRO P.R.M." www.fafich.ufmg.br. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "Portoweb - Datas Comemorativas". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ "Dia da Saudade. Origem e curiosidades sobre o Dia da Saudade - Brasil Escola". Brasil Escola. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[1] "Saudade". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020.

[2] Priberam Informática, S.A. "Significado / definição de saudade no Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.

[3] Pap, Leo (1 April 1992). "On the etymology of Portuguese SAUDADE: an instance of multiple causation?". WORD. 43 (1): 97–102. doi:10.1080/00437956.1992.12098282. ISSN 0043-7956.

[4] "MEMORANDUM 08 - NASCIMENTO A.R.A e MENANDRO P.R.M." www.fafich.ufmg.br. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[5] "Portoweb - Datas Comemorativas". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[6] "Dia da Saudade. Origem e curiosidades sobre o Dia da Saudade - Brasil Escola". Brasil Escola. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

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