threnetic

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/θɹəˈnɛtɪk/

adjective

Relating to a threne

Similar
dirgefullamentfulthreneticalmiserableunhappyatrabiliaryatrabiliousblitheless
OriginAncient Greek θρηνητικός →
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Meanings

adjectivethrenetic (comparative more threnetic, superlative most threnetic)

comparative more threnetic · superlative most threnetic

  1. Relating to a threne

    Synonyms: dirgeful, lamentful, threnetical

  2. sorrowful; mournful.

    Synonyms: miserable, threnetical, unhappy, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to a threne

Similar
dirgefullamentfulthrenetical

adjectivesorrowful; mournful.

Similar
miserablethreneticalunhappyatrabiliaryatrabiliousblithelessdispiritedbluebummed outchapfallencheerlesschopfallencrestfallencut updampdejecteddepresseddespondentdisgruntleddisconsolate
Also see
sadthrenetical

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθρηνητικός“inclined to lament, querulous”
  2. Englishthrenetic

Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with threnetic

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Anagrams

Titchener
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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