sadness (noun)
51sob story — noun Date: 1913 a sentimental story or account intended chiefly to evoke sympathy or sadness …
52tristeza — noun Etymology: Portuguese, literally, sadness, from Latin tristitia, from tristis sad Date: circa 1902 a highly infectious disease of citrus trees grafted on sour orange rootstocks that is caused by a single stranded RNA virus (species Citrus… …
53weltschmerz — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from Welt world + Schmerz pain Date: 1864 1. mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state 2. a mood of sentimental sadness …
54penthos — noun /ˈpɛnθɒs/ sorrow; grief or sadness , 1974: He watched with a chill of wonder the basalt mask splotched with ivy shadow whose round eyes stared back with Kolonian penthos, Dushara with his face among leaves. Guy Davenport, Tatlin! …
55blues — noun /bluːz/ a) A feeling of sadness or depression. The painting was vibrantly colored in reds and greens and blues. b) (singular or plural) Ones particular life experience, particularly including the hardships one has faced. If we had been… …
56long face — noun An expression of sadness and disappointment. Why the long face? Is something wrong? See Also: long faced …
57forlornness — noun The characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness …
58mourner — noun Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns …
59sads — noun Sadness or melancholy …
60lump in one's throat — noun a feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying. After hearing his story I could hardly speak for the lump in my throat …
