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mournfulness

mournfulness noun: the property of being mournful.

Noun

mournfulness (usually uncountable, plural mournfulnesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being mournful.

Forms of mournfulness

pluralmournfulnesses

Origin of mournfulness

From mournful + -ness.

Questions about mournfulness

What does mournfulness mean?
Mournfulness means the property of being mournful.
What part of speech is mournfulness?
Mournfulness is a noun.
What is the plural of mournfulness?
The plural of mournfulness is mournfulnesses.

Words near mournfulness in the dictionary

  1. mournfulest
  2. mournfull
  3. mournfuller
  4. mournfullest
  5. mournfully
  6. mournfulness
  7. mournfulnesses
  8. mournin'
  9. mourning
  10. mourning bride
  11. mourning cloak

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