sorrowfulness

Noun
Synonyms: sadnesssorrowmournfulnessruthfulness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the state of being sad“she tired of his perpetual sadness”Synonyms: sadnesssorrow
  2. a state of gloomy sorrowSynonyms: mournfulnessruthfulness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sorrowful \Sor"row*ful\, a. [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.]

1.Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. "This sorrowful prisoner." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.— Matt. xxvi. 38.[1913 Webster]

2.Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary; grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing. [1913 Webster] -- Sor"row*ful*ly, adv. -- Sor"row*ful*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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