dolefulness
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dolefulness — index depression, pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Dolefulness — Doleful Dole ful, a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal. [1913 Webster] With screwed face and doleful whine. South. [1913 Webster] Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. Milton. Syn: Piteous; rueful;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dolefulness — noun see doleful … New Collegiate Dictionary
dolefulness — noun The characteristic of being doleful; sadness … Wiktionary
dolefulness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits: blues, dejection, depression, despondence, despondency, doldrums, downheartedness, dumps, dysphoria, funk, gloom, glumness, heavy heartedness, melancholy, mope (used in… … English dictionary for students
dolefulness — dole·ful·ness || dəʊlfnɪs n. sadness, woefulness … English contemporary dictionary
dolefulness — dole·ful·ness … English syllables
dolefulness — noun sadness caused by grief or affliction • Derivationally related forms: ↑doleful • Hypernyms: ↑sadness, ↑unhappiness … Useful english dictionary
depression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recession, slowdown. II Pressing downward Nouns 1. depression, lowering; dip (see concavity); abasement, debasement; reduction. 2. overthrow, overset, overturn; upset; prostration, subversion,… … English dictionary for students
doleful — adjective Date: 13th century 1. causing grief or affliction < a doleful loss > 2. full of grief ; cheerless < a doleful face > 3. expressing grief ; sad < a doleful melody > • … New Collegiate Dictionary
