heavyheartedness

7.7

A feeling of deep sadness and loss

noun
/ˌhɛviˈhɑːrtɪdnəs/

: pesar

The funeral was marked by a profound heavyheartedness that lingered long after the ceremony.

Examples

He spoke with such heavyheartedness that everyone in the room could feel his pain.
She felt a deep heavyheartedness after the loss.
Despite her heavyheartedness, she managed to smile for her children.
I feel heavyheartedness today.
Despite her heavyheartedness, she managed to smile for her children.
He spoke with such heavyheartedness that everyone in the room could feel his pain.
The funeral was marked by a profound heavyheartedness that lingered long after the ceremony.

Synonyms

sadness

vsheavyheartedness

229 1.0

A feeling of being unhappy

adds a weighty, melancholic tone beyond simple unhappiness

gloom

vsheavyheartedness

46 3.2

A feeling of sadness and low spirits

is the internal, heavy emotional state rather than an outward atmosphere

heavy heart

vsheavyheartedness

14 4.0

A very sad feeling because of a loss or bad news

is the same feeling but named as one single written form

heaviness

vsheavyheartedness

7 4.5

A strong sad feeling that makes you feel weighed down inside

is more specifically focused on melancholic sadness rather than general burden

deep sorrow

vsheavyheartedness

4 3.7

A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss

is broader and can include milder, ongoing melancholy rather than acute grief

despondency

vsheavyheartedness

4 8.3

A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad

is sadness rooted in melancholy rather than primarily hopelessness

somberness

vsheavyheartedness

1 6.5

A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy

is more inwardly melancholic rather than outwardly serious in tone

mournfulness

vsheavyheartedness

1 6.5

A deep, quiet feeling or look of sadness

is more about an ongoing melancholic state than ritual mourning display

gloominess

vsheavyheartedness

1 3.4

A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place

is the personal feeling of heaviness rather than a general atmosphere

moroseness

vsheavyheartedness

1 8.4

A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach

is sadder and more melancholic without the sullen temper component

Weltschmerz

vsheavyheartedness

1 9.9

A deep sadness about the suffering and unfairness in the world

is personal sadness without necessarily linking it to world suffering

sorrowfulness

vsheavyheartedness

6.3

A deep feeling of sadness about a loss

focuses more on a general melancholic state than formal grief expression

glumness

vsheavyheartedness

6.6

A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits

is deeper and more melancholic rather than merely low in mood

downheartedness

vsheavyheartedness

6.8

A feeling of being sad and having little hope

carries a deeper melancholic weight rather than simple discouragement

low-spiritedness

vsheavyheartedness

6.7

A feeling of sadness and little interest in things

is heavier emotionally and more melancholic than plain low energy

lowness

vsheavyheartedness

5.8

A time when someone feels sad and without energy

is more weighted with melancholy rather than just low mood

Antonyms

lightheartedness

1 4.8

A cheerful, carefree feeling that makes people relax

joyfulness

1 2.0

A strong feeling of happiness and excitement

How Sad

despair

210 3.5

despondency

4 8.3

heavyheartedness

7.7

sorrow

243 2.1

sadness

229 1.0

Surface Forms

heavyheartedness singular

heavyheartednesses plural

Morphology

heavyheartedness = heavyhearted (transparent) = heavy + heart + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'heavyhearted'; the meaning (the state of being heavyhearted) is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word heavyheartedness breaks into heavy ('weighing a lot') and heart ('feelings'). So, imagine a heart weighed down by a heavy weight to remember that heavyheartedness means deep sadness, as if your feelings are too heavy to lift.