Sorrowfulness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sorrowful \Sor"row*ful\, a. [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.]
     1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected;
        distressed. "This sorrowful prisoner." --Chaucer.
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              My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.


                                                    --Matt. xxvi.
                                                    38.
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     2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable;
        grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.
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     Syn: Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary;
          grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Sor"row*ful*ly}, adv. --
          {Sor"row*ful*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sorrowfulness
       n 1: the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
            [syn: {sadness}, {sorrow}]
       2: a state of gloomy sorrow [syn: {mournfulness}, {ruthfulness}]