sadness (noun)
11sadness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorrow, dejection, melancholy, depression, grief, despondency, sorrowfulness, oppression, downs*, gloom*, blues*, dumps*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. downheartedness, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery, unhappiness …
12sadness — /ˈsædnəs/ (say sadnuhs) noun 1. the quality of being sad; unhappiness. 2. the state of being sad; grief …
13sad — adjective 1 UNHAPPY unhappy, but especially because something unpleasant has happened to you or someone else: What s the matter with him? He looks so sad. | be sad to do sth: I was sad to see them go in the end. (+ about): I was glad to be going… …
14sad — adjective (sadder; saddest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sæd sated; akin to Old High German sat sated, Latin satis enough Date: 13th century 1. a. affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness ; downcast b. (1) causing or… …
15sad — adjective (sadder, saddest) 1》 feeling sorrow; unhappy. ↘causing or characterized by sorrow or regret. 2》 informal pathetically inadequate or unfashionable. Derivatives saddish adjective sadness noun Word History The Old English word sæd… …
16tinge — verb (tinges, tinging or tingeing, tinged) 1》 colour slightly. 2》 have a slight influence on: a visit tinged with sadness. noun a slight trace. Origin C15: from L. tingere to dip or colour …
17sad — ► ADJECTIVE (sadder, saddest) 1) feeling sorrow; unhappy. 2) causing or characterized by sorrow or regret. 3) informal pathetically inadequate or unfashionable. DERIVATIVES sadness noun. ORIGIN Old En …
18tinge — ► VERB (tinging or tingeing) (often be tinged) 1) colour slightly. 2) impart a small amount of a quality to: a visit tinged with sadness. ► NOUN ▪ a slight trace of a colour, feeling, or quality. ORIGIN Latin tingere to …
19unhappiness — noun 1. emotions experienced when not in a state of well being (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sadness • Ant: ↑happiness (for: ↑sadness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
20sorrowfulness — noun 1. a state of gloomy sorrow • Syn: ↑mournfulness, ↑ruthfulness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ruthful (for: ↑ruthfulness), ↑sorrowful, ↑mournful …
