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lingering feeling; emotional resonance; aftertaste
The subtle emotional impression that remains after an experience, a work of art, or an event has ended. A key concept in Japanese aesthetics.
余情のある作品だ。
It's a work with lingering emotional resonance.
この俳句は余情に富んでいる。
This haiku is rich in lingering feeling.
映画を見終わった後も、しばらく余情に浸っていた。
Even after the movie ended, I lingered in its emotional afterglow for a while.
A compound of 余 (remaining, surplus) and 情 (emotion, feeling). An important concept in Japanese literary and artistic aesthetics. It refers to the emotional resonance that extends beyond what is explicitly expressed — the feeling that lingers after a poem, painting, or performance.
CULTURAL CONTEXT:
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, 余情 is highly valued. A great poem or artwork is one that leaves the audience with more feeling than the words or images directly convey. This concept is closely related to 余韻 (reverberation, lingering impression).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 余情のある — having emotional resonance
- 余情に富む — to be rich in lingering feeling
- 余情に浸る — to bask in the lingering emotion
- 余情を残す — to leave a lingering impression
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 余韻 — lingering resonance; emphasizes the echoing quality (like the fading sound of a bell), while 余情 focuses on emotional impression
- 情趣 — charm, elegance; the aesthetic quality of something in the moment, rather than the feeling that lingers afterward