sadness

Noun
Synonyms: unhappinesssorrowsorrowfulnessgloominesslugubriousness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. emotions experienced when not in a state of well-beingSynonyms: unhappiness
  2. the state of being sad“she tired of his perpetual sadness”Synonyms: sorrowsorrowfulness
  3. the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulnessSynonyms: gloominesslugubriousness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sadness \Sad"ness\, n.

1.Heaviness; firmness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2.Seriousness; gravity; discretion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Her sadness and her benignity.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]

3.Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection. [1913 Webster]

Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial visages.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Sorrow; heaviness; dejection. See Grief. [1913 Webster]

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