English Explanatory Dictionary

dolefulness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

Word forms

dolefulness

Etymology

From Middle English doolfulnes, dolfulnesse, equivalent to doleful + -ness.

Synonyms

misery unhappiness blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress dolefulness downheartedness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity melancholia melancholy mishappiness mourn prosternation regret rue ruth sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight woe woefare wretchedness
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