devdas means A grieving male lover. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Why this word is great
DEVDAS — [Noun] A man defined by his inconsolable grief and self-destructive despair over a lost or unattainable love. From the Hindi/Bengali personal name Devdas, from Sanskrit roots deva ("god, deity") + dāsa ("servant, devotee"), literally meaning "servant of God." The modern connotation derives from the tragic fictional character of that name created by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Unlike a lover, who may find joy or action in affection, or a romantic, who pursues love’s ideal, a Devdas is paralyzed by it—a passive monument to regret. He is the clink of a bottle set down beside an unanswered letter, the silhouette against a rain-lashed window repeating a beloved’s name, the slow ruin of a fine suit in the murk of a brothel. He makes a cathedral of his melancholy, worshipping a ghost where a god might have been.
noun
- A grieving male lover.“"I don't know," he had said and sighed, Devdas style: "I don't know," Everyone wants to be a Devdas, at least for a while — or perhaps only for a while. Tragic hero.”