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dolourous

dolourous

9.9
Full of deep sadness
  • adjective
  • /ˈdoʊlərəs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : doloroso
  • His dolourous expression made it clear that he was mourning a great loss.

Examples

  • The knight's dolourous tale moved the entire court to tears.

  • She spoke in a dolourous tone, reflecting the sadness in her heart.

  • The winds howled with a dolourous lament through the empty halls.

  • What a dolourous story!

  • She looked dolourous.

  • The film's dolourous soundtrack perfectly captured the themes of heartbreak and sorrow.

  • She wrote a dolourous poem about the loss of her beloved pet.

Synonyms

mournful
vsdolourous
18 3.9

Feeling deep sadness because of a loss

is more about being full of or causing sorrow than just showing it
sorrowful
vsdolourous
14 3.6

Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment

is broader by also applying to things that cause sorrow
doleful
vsdolourous
3 8.2

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is broader and covers both feeling sorrow and causing it
dolorous
vsdolourous
  • Literature
1 9.9

Feeling or showing deep sadness because of a loss

is broader and includes causing sorrow as well as feeling it
lachrymose
vsdolourous
  • Literature
1 9.9

Showing sadness or making people want to cry

is more general and covers sorrow not only in tearful states

Antonyms

happy
∞ 1.0

Feeling pleased and content

joyous
62 1.8

Feeling very happy and showing it

How Sorrowful

woeful
3 6.0
dolourous
  • Archaic
9.9
mournful
18 3.9
sad
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

dolourous positive

Morphology

dolourous = dolour (transparent) = dolour + ous

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'dolour' with the suffix '-ous' yields 'full of sorrow', a directly derived meaning.

Etymology

The word dolourous comes from the Latin root dolor, which means 'pain' or 'sorrow', and you can see the same idea in English doleful and in Spanish dolor. So, dolourous describes something full of sorrow or sadness.