sadness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad + -ness.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sadness (countable and uncountable, plural sadnesses)
- (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
- Synonyms: forlornness, melancholy
- (countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
- She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.
- Synonyms: misfortune, woe
Translations[edit]
state/emotion
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