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sadnesses

sadnesses is the plural of sadness.

Meaning of sadness

Noun

sadness (countable and uncountable, plural sadnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
    • But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness
      Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
    • She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

Questions about sadnesses

What is sadnesses the plural of?
Sadnesses is the plural of sadness.

Words near sadnesses in the dictionary

  1. Sadlowskis
  2. sadly
  3. SADM
  4. sadmin
  5. sadness
  6. sadnesses
  7. sado
  8. Sado mole
  9. Sado moles
  10. Sado shrew
  11. Sado shrews

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