dolefulness

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dolefulness

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From Middle English doolfulnes, dolfulnesse, equivalent to doleful + -ness.

noun

uncountable The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
Similar: misery, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency, distress, dolefulness

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"dolefulness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dolefulness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"dolefulness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dolefulness.

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@misc{dolefulness_2026,
  title = {dolefulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dolefulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}