Meanings
nounsorrowfulness (usually uncountable, plural sorrowfulnesses)
plural sorrowfulnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
Synonyms: misery, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection
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nounThe quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
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Origin
- Middle Englishsorwefulnesse
- Englishsorrowfulness
Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness.
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sorrowfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrowfulness
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“sorrowfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrowfulness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorrowfulness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorrowfulness.
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