deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
(adjective) bad; unfortunate; âmy finances were in a deplorable stateâ; âa lamentable decisionâ; âher clothes were in sad shapeâ; âa sorry state of affairsâ
sad
(adjective) experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; âfeeling sad because his dog had diedâ; âBetter by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sadâ- Christina Rossetti
sad
(adjective) of things that make you feel sad; âsad newsâ; âshe doesnât like sad moviesâ; âit was a very sad storyâ; âWhen I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for meâ- Christina Rossetti
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sad (comparative sadder or more sad, superlative most sad)
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
Appearing sorrowful.
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
• (feeling mentally uncomfortable): discomforted, distressed, uncomfortable, unhappy
• (low in spirits): depressed, down in the dumps, glum, melancholy
• (moving, full of feeling): poignant, touching
• (causing sorrow): lamentable
• (poor in quality): pitiful, sorry
• See also sad
• See also lamentable
• happy
• cheerful
• gleeful, upbeat
• decent
sad (third-person singular simple present sads, present participle sadding, simple past and past participle sadded)
(transitive, archaic) To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
sad (plural sads)
Alternative form of saad (âArabic letterâ)
• ADS, ADs, ASD, AdS, Ads, DA's, DAS, DAs, DSA, SDA, ads, das
SAD (plural SADs)
(medicine) Initialism of seasonal affective disorder.
Initialism of standard American diet.
(US) Initialism of Special Activities Division.
(psychology) Initialism of social anxiety disorder.
(X-ray crystallography) Initialism of single-wavelength anomalous dispersion.
• ADS, ADs, ASD, AdS, Ads, DA's, DAS, DAs, DSA, SDA, ads, das
Source: Wiktionary
Sad, a. [Compar. Sadder; supperl. Saddest.] Etym: [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. sĂŠd satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. tt, OHG. sat, sa, saddr, Goth. saps, Lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, Gr. Assets, Sate, Satiate, Satisfy Satire.]
1. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.] Yet of that art they can not waxen sad, For unto them it is a bitter sweet. Chaucer.
2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.] His hand, more sad than lump of lead. Spenser. Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer.
3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "Sad-colored clothes." Walton. Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors. Mortimer.
4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] "Ripe and sad courage." Bacon. Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties. Ld. Berners.
5. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful. First were we sad, fearing you would not come; Now sadder, that you come so unprovided. Shak. The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. Milton.
6. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
7. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] "Sad tipsy fellows, both of them." I. Taylor.
Note: Sad is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like. Sad bread, heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
Syn.
– Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed; cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous; afflictive; calamitous.
Sad, v. t.
Definition: To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.] How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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