Plural of sorrow
regular plural
The plural of sorrow is sorrows.
Forms of sorrow
| Singular | sorrow /ˈsɒɹəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sorrows /ˈsɔɹoʊz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Sorrows in a sentence
- Vaublanc, in San Domingo so sympathetic to the sorrows of labour in France, had to fly from Paris in August, 1792, to escape the wrath of the French workers.1963, C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins, 2nd Revised edition, page 14
- Classical music is a sweet balm for our sorrows.From the entry balm
- He drowns his sorrows in buckets of chocolate ice cream.From the entry drown
- So, some very deflated people trudged back into the hotel bar to drown their sorrows.2021, Jordan Wylie, The Power of the Paddle. From the entry deflated
- Before His birth, He was forenamed, “a man of sorrows” (Isaiah 53:3).2016, Zacharias Tanee Fomum, The way of Discipleship. From the entry forename
Meaning of sorrow
- noun Unhappiness, woe.
- noun (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
- verb To feel or express grief.
Questions about the plural of sorrow
- What is the plural of sorrow?
- The plural of sorrow is sorrows.
- Is sorrow countable?
- Sorrow is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sorrow (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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