sorrowfulness
sorrowfulness noun: the quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
Noun
sorrowfulness (usually uncountable, plural sorrowfulnesses)
- The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
- Synonyms:
- misery, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency
Synonyms of sorrowfulness
- misery
- unhappiness
- blueness
- tristesse
- mirthless
- blues
- crestfallenness
- dejection
- depression
- despondency
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Forms of sorrowfulness
| plural | sorrowfulnesses |
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Origin of sorrowfulness
Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness.
Questions about sorrowfulness
- What does sorrowfulness mean?
- Sorrowfulness means the quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
- What part of speech is sorrowfulness?
- Sorrowfulness is a noun.
- What is the plural of sorrowfulness?
- The plural of sorrowfulness is sorrowfulnesses.
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