mournful
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mournful
- /ˈmɔɹnfəl/ US
- /ˈmɔːnfəl/ UK
- /ˈmo(ː)ɹnfəl/
- /ˈmoənfəl/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)nfəl
Where it comes from
From mourn + -ful.
adjective mournfuller · more mournful · mournfullest · most mournful · mournfull
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Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
Similar: miserable, sorrowful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, chopfallen, crestfallen
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Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.
Similar: pitiful, rueful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, deplorable, depressing, distressing, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, miserable, lamentable
Translations
Talk about this word "mournful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mournful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mournful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mournful "mournful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mournful.Cite this
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title = {mournful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mournful},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
