dolorous
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈdoʊlərəs/
- Literature
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doloroso
- The dolorous music played throughout the ceremony, leaving everyone in a somber mood.
It's how I hate the Night, also known as Marvin's Lullaby, which is a short dolorous duty of no tone or indeed tune.
- It's how I hate the Night, also known as Marvin's Lullaby, which is a short dolorous duty of no tone or indeed tune.
Examples
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After losing her pet, she wore a dolorous expression that reflected her deep sorrow.
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His dolorous words spoke volumes about the pain he felt after the tragic event.
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Even if what befalls us seems like the most dolorous situation.
Fiction book (1994) -
My long-planned journey back turned dolorous.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Well spoken, O knight of the dolorous countenance!
Fiction book (2001) -
Distantly, we hear a dolorous soprano.
Fiction book (1998) -
In the dolorous hours, she twitched in nightlit shadows of her mother's house.
Fiction book (1995) -
And yet Giles was driven to complete this dolorous, if inspiring, ritual in the most exacting manner.
Fiction book (1996) -
The decaying houses seem dolorous and expectant; the life within them unnaturally interrupted.
Academic text (1993) -
Though many may seem dolorous and remorseful over the fact that we have made gods of material things and earthly honors, Holy Week is still celebrated because it is indeed a celebration.
Blog text (7)
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
62
4.5
Making you feel sad and hopeless
37
5.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness
26
1.8
Showing you are about to cry because of a strong feeling
23
4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
21
2.0
Having eyes that look ready to cry
20
3.7
Feeling like you want to cry easily
18
3.9
Feeling deep sadness because of a loss
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
10
7.9
Having a sad sound that makes people feel unhappy
5
7.2
Feeling deep, quiet sadness
3
6.0
Feeling very sad and showing deep sorrow, like after bad news
3
8.2
Feeling or showing deep sadness
2
9.1
Showing sad feelings about something lost or in the past
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9.9
Showing sadness or making people want to cry
Full of deep sadness
Very sad in a way that sounds like a funeral song
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dolorous comes from the Latin root dolor, which means 'pain' or 'sorrow', and you can see the same root in the English word doleful. So, dolorous describes someone or something that shows deep sadness or grief.