dolefulness
The characteristic of being dolefulThe characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
» Everything seemed dulled by Sunday's torpor and the dolefulness of the summer days.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
sadness caused by grief or affliction
Examples
1 sentencesEverything seemed dulled by Sunday's torpor and the dolefulness of the summer days.
Origin
From Middle English doolfulnes, dolfulnesse, equivalent to doleful + -ness.From Middle English doolfulnes, dolfulnesse, equivalent to doleful + -ness.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable