| Library / English Dictionary |
SORROWFULNESS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of gloomy sorrow
Synonyms:
mournfulness; ruthfulness; sorrowfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("sorrowfulness" is a kind of...):
sorrow (an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sorrowfulness"):
woe; woefulness (intense mournfulness)
plaintiveness (expressing sorrowfulness)
Derivation:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being sad
Example:
she tired of his perpetual sadness
Synonyms:
sadness; sorrow; sorrowfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("sorrowfulness" is a kind of...):
unhappiness (state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sorrowfulness"):
bereavement; mourning (state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one)
poignance; poignancy (a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow)
Derivation:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
