Etymology

sorrowfulness

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Today it means: The quality or state of sorrow; sadness. Full definition →

Middle English sorwefulnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsorwefulnesse
  2. English todaysorrowfulness

Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness.

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