Similar words
anseio
saudade is a famously untranslatable Portuguese word, a deep nostalgic longing for someone or something absent; anseio is more general, an anticipatory longing or yearning for something in the future.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
anhelo
anhelo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "longing."
Spanish
añoranza
añoranza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "longing."
Practice
1 What does saudade mean?
adoption
grief
valley
longing
longing
2 Fill the gap: Sinto ___.
saudade
saudades
ressaca
Full sentence: Sinto saudade. (I miss you.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches saudade?
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
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Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Core
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
saudade: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.