| type |
a |
| lex_filenum |
00 |
| def |
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss |
| examples |
sorrowful widows a sorrowful tale of death and despair sorrowful news even in laughter the heart is sorrowful Proverbs 14:13 |
| Outgoing links |
| Also see |
joyless; unhappy |
| Derivationally related form |
sorrowful → sorrowfulness |
| Derivationally related form |
sorrowful → sorrowfulness |
| Antonym |
sorrowful → joyful |
| Similar to |
anguished, tormented, tortured; bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a); bitter; brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick; dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping; elegiac; grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending; lamenting, wailing, wailful; lugubrious; mournful, plaintive; sad; woebegone, woeful |
| Incoming links |
| Also see |
unhappy; joyless |
| Antonym |
joyful → sorrowful |
| Similar to |
anguished, tormented, tortured; bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a); bitter; brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick; dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping; elegiac; grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending; lamenting, wailing, wailful; lugubrious; mournful, plaintive; sad; woebegone, woeful |
| Derived from adjective |
sorrowfully → sorrowful |
| Derived from adjective |
sorrowfully → sorrowful |
| Derivationally related form |
sorrowfulness → sorrowful |
| Derivationally related form |
sorrowfulness → sorrowful |
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<def>experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss<def/>
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