plaintive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French plaintif (“‘aggrieved, lamenting’”), from plainte (“‘lament, complaint’”); see plaint.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pleɪntɪv/

[edit] Adjective

plaintive

1. sorrowful, mournful or melancholic

[edit] Related terms

• plaint
• plaintiff

[edit] External links

• plaintive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• plaintive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911