Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The state or emotion of being sad.

    Traurigkeit

    печа́льpečálʹ, грустьgrustʹ, уны́ниеunýnije

    печа́льpečálʹ, сму́токsmútok

    the state of being sad

  2. (countable)An event in one's life that causes sadness.

    She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

    Schicksalsschlag, Pech

Examples

144 sentences
  1. She helped him overcome his sadness.

    Вона допомогла йому здолати смуток. — marko

    deSie half ihm dabei, seine Traurigkeit zu bezwingen. — Zaghawa

  2. Our hearts are full of sadness.

    deUnsere Herzen sind voll Traurigkeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He hid his sadness behind a smile.

    ruОн скрыл свою печаль за улыбкой. — Balamax

    deEr verbarg seinen Kummer hinter einem Lächeln. — lilygilder

  4. Tom was unable to conceal his sadness.

    ruТом был не в силах скрыть свою печаль. — odexed

  5. Tom wasn't able to conceal his sadness.

    ruТом был не в силах скрыть свою печаль. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 2
state/emotion:
event causing sadness:

Origin

From Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad + -ness.

From Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad + -ness.

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Forms

plural: sadnesses
Singularsadness
Pluralsadnesses

regular

Synonyms

44 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsad

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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