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heavy-heartedness

heavy-heartedness noun: sadness, depression, or melancholy.

Noun

heavy-heartedness (uncountable)

  1. sadness, depression, or melancholy.
    • After a month or two of heavy-heartedness, I told myself, Time out, David. When your car breaks down, you see a mechanic, when you need money, you go to the bank; so when you can't figure out what's going on in your head, go find a shrink.2003, David M. Delo, Beyond the Tears and Laughter: Insights from a Manic Depressive, →ISBN, page 99

Origin of heavy-heartedness

From heavy-hearted + -ness.

Questions about heavy-heartedness

What does heavy-heartedness mean?
Heavy-heartedness means sadness, depression, or melancholy.
What part of speech is heavy-heartedness?
Heavy-heartedness is a noun.

Words near heavy-heartedness in the dictionary

  1. heavy-handedly
  2. heavy-handedness
  3. heavy-headed
  4. heavy-hearted
  5. heavy-heartedly
  6. heavy-heartedness
  7. heavy-hitter
  8. heavy-hitters
  9. heavy-lidded
  10. heavy-lifting
  11. heavy-metal umlaut

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