English Explanatory Dictionary

regretful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
  2. Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

regretful more regretful most regretful

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der. Proto-Germanic *grētaną Frankish *grātander. Old French *greter Old French regreterbor. Middle English regretten English regret Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English regretful From regret + -ful.

Synonyms

regretful repining sorry rueful remorseful

Antonyms

unregretful unrepining unsorry unrueful

Derived words

regretfully regretfulness unregretful
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