sorrows
Syllables: sor·rows/ˈsɑɹoʊz/
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Canada/ˈsɔɹoʊz/
sorrows is the plural of sorrow.
sorrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sorrow.
Meaning of sorrow
Noun
sorrow (countable and uncountable, plural sorrows)
- unhappiness, woe
- 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...
- Synonyms:
- dejection, blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness, depression, despondency, distress, dolefulness
- But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness
- (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
- Parting is such sweet sorrow.
- Synonyms:
- misfortune, woe, adversity, apocalypse, calamity, catastrophe, disaster, misery, qualm, affliction
Proper noun capitalized: Sorrows
Sorrows
- plural of Sorrow
Phrases with sorrows
Questions about sorrows
- What is sorrows the plural of?
- Sorrows is the plural of sorrow.
- What part of speech is sorrows?
- Sorrows is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sorrows?
- Sorrows is pronounced /ˈsɔɹoʊz/ (Canada).
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