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DOLEFULNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dolefulness mean? 

DOLEFULNESS (noun)
  The noun DOLEFULNESS has 1 sense:

1. sadness caused by grief or afflictionplay

  Familiarity information: DOLEFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOLEFULNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sadness caused by grief or affliction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("dolefulness" is a kind of...):

sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)

Derivation:

doleful (filled with or evoking sadness)


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