doleful
doleful · more doleful · most doleful
скорбный, жалобный
traurig, trübsinnig, trübselig
Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadnessFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
/ˈdoʊlfəl/
» Why do you look so doleful?
Meaning
1 sensesFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
The doleful peal of the bell indicated another funeral was being held.
A doleful expression that tugged at my heartstrings.
traurig, trübsinnig, trübselig
ско́рбныйskórbnyj, жа́лобныйžálobnyj
filled with or evoking sadness
Examples
2 sentencesWhy do you look so doleful?
My dog died yesterday, so I'm quite doleful.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
evoking sadness:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
evoking sadness:
Origin
From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole + -ful.From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole + -ful.
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Forms
more doleful/dolefuller/dolefuler, most doleful/dolefullest/dolefulest| Comparative | more doleful / dolefuller / dolefuler Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most doleful / dolefullest / dolefulest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
107 synonymsunhappyA2darkA1depressingB1dismalC1forlornC2grayA1gloomyB2grimB2melancholyC2miserableB1sombreC1blueA1dampB1depressedB1
Close in meaning
- filled with or evoking sadness:mournful
Word family
2 related wordsRelateddolefulness
Deriveddolefully
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form