downheartedness

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noun

The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.

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melancholymiseryunhappinessbluenesstristessemirthlessnessbluescrestfallenness
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Meanings

noundownheartedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.

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melancholymiseryunhappinessbluenesstristessemirthlessnessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondencydistressdolefulnessdreariheadforlornnessgriefheartsoreill-beinginfelicity

More synonyms by meaning

nouna feeling of low spirits

Similar
dejectednesslow-spiritednesslownessdispiritedness
Broader
sadnessunhappiness
Also see
bluenessbluescrestfallennessdejectednessdejectiondepressiondespondencydispiritednessdolefulnessdreariheadforlornnessgriefheartsorelownesslow-spiritednessmelancholiamelancholymiserymishappinessmournprosternationremorserueruthsadnesssorrowsorrowfulnesstristfulnessundelightunhappinesswoewoefarewretchedness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From downhearted + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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