Usually means: Mournful song or poem; lament.
Definitions Related words Mentions Lyrics History Easter eggs (New!)
We found 11 dictionaries that define the word threne:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. threne: Collins English Dictionary
  2. threne: Wordnik
  3. threne: Wiktionary
  4. Threne: Dictionary.com
  5. Threne: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. threne: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Threne: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. threne: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. threne: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Threne: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (threne)

▸ noun:  a dirge or lamentation

Similar:
tristich, requiem, threy, tricenary, torculus, tritheite, trebling, triad, tristropha, tribrachus, more...

Opposite:
euphony, joyful music, upbeat music



▸ Words similar to threne

▸ Usage examples for threne

▸ Idioms related to threne

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing threne

▸ Words that often appear near threne

▸ Rhymes of threne

▸ Invented words related to threne

Similar:
tristich, requiem, threy, tricenary, torculus, tritheite, trebling, triad, tristropha, tribrachus, more...

Opposite:
euphony, joyful music, upbeat music



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "threne" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux