heavyheartedness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

heavyhearted +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

heavyheartedness (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of heavy-heartedness
    • 2014, Robert Reilly, Life in Prison: Eight Hours at a Time, →ISBN:
      From the 1:45 p.m. roll call to 10 p.m. shift change, a bleak heavyheartedness hung in the air above everyone's heads. It didn't matter what side of the bars you were on, no one wanted to be there.