noun
a Portuguese word that describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic or melancholic longing for something or someone that is absent
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The feeling of saudade is often associated with nostalgia and longing for something that is gone.
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I can't help but feel saudade whenever I listen to that song we used to sing together.
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Whenever I see that old photo, it brings back all the saudade from our high school days.
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The painting evoked a sense of saudade, capturing a moment of bittersweet memories.