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Word of the day: Rhapsody

(Noun)

Pronunciation 🗣️: [rap-suh-dee]

Meaning:

-गाथा, अमेल वाक्य, असम्बद्ध वाक्य लेख या काव्य, अत्यंत प्रशंसा, चारण गीत।

-an expression of great passion that is often displayed in a creative manner.

-a piece of music that has no formal structure and expresses powerful feelings.

-an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.

-written or spoken expression of feeling.

-emotional literary work.

-a speech or piece of writing that contains powerful feelings and enthusiasm

-in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of a poem, of a suitable length for recitation at one time.

Usage:

1. Because the singer was so passionate about his music, he sung the rhapsody with unrestrained enthusiasm.

2. The enthusiastic researcher launched into a lengthy rhapsody about his latest medical discovery.

3. When the photographer took the wedding picture, he had no idea it would become the rhapsody that would celebrate the couple’s love forever.

4. Every morning the nuns sing a rhapsody of praise.

Etymology(Origin):

The word rhapsody is derived from the Greek: ῥαψῳδός, rhapsōidos, a reciter of epic poetry (a rhapsodist), and came to be used in Europe by the 16th century as a designation for literary forms, not only epic poems, but also for collections of miscellaneous writings and, later, any extravagant expression of sentiment or feeling.

Synonyms: ecstasy, rapture, swoon, euphoria, elation, exaltation, joy, rant, type of: bliss, blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air. a state of extreme happiness.

Antonyms: depression, despair, misery, gloom, sadness, woe, unhappiness, silence, sorrow, melancholy.