elegiac Get Printable Handwriting (el-e-gi-ac) 4 syllables Learn It! Spelling Test Definition adjective. 1 Of relating to or involving elegy or mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past Example Sentence He wrote an elegiac poem on a friend's death. Synonyms lamenting; mournful; sorrowful Antonyms joyful Share with your friends: