dolefulness

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noun

The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

Similar
miseryunhappinessbluenesstristessemirthlessnessbluescrestfallennessdejection
OriginMiddle English doolfulnes →
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Meanings

noundolefulness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

    Synonyms: misery, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

Similar
miseryunhappinessbluenesstristessemirthlessnessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondencydistressdownheartednessdreariheadforlornnessgriefheartsoreill-beinginfelicitymelancholia
Also see
bluenessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondencydownheartednessdreariheadforlornnessgriefheartsoremelancholiamelancholymiserymishappinessmournprosternationremorserueruthsadnesssorrowsorrowfulnesstristfulnessundelightunhappinesswoewoefarewretchedness

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdoolfulnes
  2. Englishdolefulness

From Middle English doolfulnes, dolfulnesse, equivalent to doleful + -ness.

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APA

dolefulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolefulness

MLA

“dolefulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolefulness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolefulness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolefulness.

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