threnetic
/θɹəˈnɛtɪk/
threnetic adjective: relating to a threne.
Adjective
threnetic (comparative more threnetic, superlative most threnetic)
- Relating to a threne
- Synonyms:
- dirgeful, lamentful, threnetical
- sorrowful; mournful.
- Synonyms:
- miserable, threnetical, unhappy, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen
Synonyms of threnetic
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Forms of threnetic
| comparative | more threnetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most threnetic |
Origin of threnetic
Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic.
Words that rhyme with threnetic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
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- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
- diakinetic
Questions about threnetic
- What does threnetic mean?
- Threnetic means relating to a threne.
- What part of speech is threnetic?
- Threnetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce threnetic?
- Threnetic is pronounced /θɹəˈnɛtɪk/.
Words near threnetic in the dictionary
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