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Sorrowfulness

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Noun

1. sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness

the state of being sad

Example Sentences:
'she tired of his perpetual sadness'

2. mournfulness, ruthfulness, sorrowfulness

a state of gloomy sorrow

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sorrowfulness

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noun
1. 
the characteristic feeling of sadness, grief, or regret associated with loss, bereavement, sympathy for another's suffering, for an injury done, etc
2. 
a particular cause or source of regret, grief, etc
3. Also called: sorrowing
the outward expression of grief or sadness
verb
4. (intransitive)
to mourn or grieve

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sorrowfulness

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noun
1. 
mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, etc.; sadness, grief, or regret
2. 
that which produces such suffering; trouble, loss, affliction, etc.
3. 
the outward expression of such suffering; mourning; lamentation
4. 
earnest repentance; contrition
sorrow for sin
verb intransitive
5. 
to feel or show sorrow; grieve

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sorrowfulness

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adj.
1. Feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow. See Synonyms at sad.
2. Causing sorrow: sorrowful news.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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