sorrowfulness
The quality or state of sorrowThe quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
a state of gloomy sorrow
Origin
Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness.Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness.
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Forms
plural: sorrowfulnesses| Singular | sorrowfulness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
37 synonymsmiseryB1unhappinessB2depressionB1griefB2melancholyC2mournB1regretB2sadnessB1sorrowB1bluenesstristessemirthlessbluescrestfallenness
Close in meaning
- a state of gloomy sorrow:mournfulnessruthfulness
- the state of being sad:sadnesssorrow
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsorrowful
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable