grief, sorrow
(noun) something that causes great unhappiness; “her death was a great grief to John”
sorrow
(noun) an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; “he tried to express his sorrow at her loss”
sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness
(noun) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; “he drank to drown his sorrows”; “he wrote a note expressing his regret”; “to his rue, the error cost him the game”
sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness
(noun) the state of being sad; “she tired of his perpetual sadness”
grieve, sorrow
(verb) feel grief
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sorrow (plural Sorrows)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sorrow is the 22618th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1135 individuals. Sorrow is most common among White (94.19%) individuals.
sorrow (countable and uncountable, plural sorrows)
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
(countable) (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
sorrow (third-person singular simple present sorrows, present participle sorrowing, simple past and past participle sorrowed)
(intransitive) To feel or express grief.
(transitive) To feel grief over; to mourn, regret.
Source: Wiktionary
Sor"row, n. Etym: [OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor, AS. sorg, sorh; akin to D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga, soraga, suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sorg, Goth. saĂşrga; of unknown origin.]
Definition: The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. Milton. How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! Chaucer. The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. Rambler.
Syn.
– Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness; mourning; affliction. See Affliction, and Grief.
Sor"row, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sorrowing.] Etym: [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian; akin to Goth. saĂşrgan. See Sorrow, n.]
Definition: To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced, feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry. Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his face no more. Acts xx. 38. I desire no man to sorrow for me. Sir J. Hayward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
