DOLEFULNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sadness caused by grief or affliction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("dolefulness" is a kind of...):

sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)

Derivation:

doleful (filled with or evoking sadness)

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