SORROWFULNESS

mournfulness, sorrowfulness, ruthfulness

(noun) a state of gloomy sorrow

sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness

(noun) the state of being sad; “she tired of his perpetual sadness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sorrowfulness (usually uncountable, plural sorrowfulnesses)

The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 February 2025

CARE

(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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