SORROWFULNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sorrowfulness mean? 

• SORROWFULNESS (noun)
  The noun SORROWFULNESS has 2 senses:

1. the state of being sad

2. a state of gloomy sorrow

  Familiarity information: SORROWFULNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SORROWFULNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being sad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

sadness; sorrow; sorrowfulness

Context example:

she tired of his perpetual sadness

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

unhappiness (state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sorrowfulness"):

bereavement; mourning (state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one)

poignance; poignancy (a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow)

Derivation:

sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state of gloomy sorrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

mournfulness; ruthfulness; sorrowfulness

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

sorrow (an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sorrowfulness"):

woe; woefulness (intense mournfulness)

plaintiveness (expressing sorrowfulness)

Derivation:

sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)