tristfulness

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noun

sadness; sorrow; melancholy

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Meanings

nountristfulness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablesadness; sorrow; melancholy

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsadness; sorrow; melancholy

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melancholymiseryunhappinessbluenesstristessemirthlessnessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondencydistressdolefulnessdownheartednessdreariheadforlornnessgriefheartsoreill-beinginfelicity
Also see
sadness

Origin

From tristful + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

tristfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tristfulness

MLA

“tristfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tristfulness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tristfulness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tristfulness.

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