sorrowfulness

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sorrowfulness

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Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness.

noun sorrowfulnesses

uncountable, usually The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
Similar: misery, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency, distress, dolefulness

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@misc{sorrowfulness_2026,
  title = {sorrowfulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sorrowfulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}