Mournfulness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of gloomy sorrow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɔːɹnfəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɔːnfəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɔːnfəlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːɹnfəlnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sorrowfulness ruthfulness

Word Forms

mournful	adjective	expressing sorrow
sorrowful	adjective	experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; ; ; ; - Proverbs 14:13
ruthful	adjective	feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Traurigkeit

ein Zustand düsterer Trauer

🇫🇷French

tristesse

un état de tristesse sombre

🇪🇸Spanish

luto

un estado de tristeza sombría

🇮🇹Italian

lutto

uno stato di cupo dolore

🇳🇱Dutch

treurigheid

een toestand van somber verdriet

🇵🇹Portuguese

tristeza

um estado de tristeza sombria

🇷🇺Russian

скорбь

состояние мрачной печали

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोक

घोर दुःख की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

শোক

বিষণ্ণ দুঃখের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

துக்கம்

இருண்ட சோகத்தின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

శోకము

దిగులుగా ఉన్న దుఃఖపు స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

शोक

उदास दु:खाची अवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોક

અંધકારમય દુઃખની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೋಕತಪ್ತತೆ

ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾದ ದುಃಖದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഃഖം

ഇരുണ്ട ദുഃഖത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਗ

ਉਦਾਸ ਉਦਾਸ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماتم

اداس غم کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哀伤

阴沉悲伤的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

悲しみ

暗い悲しみの状態

🇰🇷Korean

슬픔

우울한 슬픔의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thương tiếc

một trạng thái buồn bã ảm đạm

🇹🇭Thai

ความโศกเศร้า

สภาวะแห่งความโศกเศร้าอันน่าเศร้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesedihan

keadaan kesedihan yang suram

🇵🇭Filipino

pagdadalamhati

isang estado ng madilim na kalungkutan

🇲🇾Malay

kesedihan

keadaan kesedihan yang suram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحداد

حالة من الحزن القاتمة

🇮🇷Persian

سوگواری

حالت غم و اندوه

🇹🇷Turkish

keder

kasvetli bir üzüntü durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אבלות

מצב של צער קודר

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The primary meaning of 'mournfulness' is 'a state of gloomy sorrow'.

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Using 'mournfulness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mournfulness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mournfulness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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