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mournful

[ mawrn-fuhl, mohrn- ]

adjective

  1. feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad.
  2. of or relating to mourning mourning for the dead.
  3. causing grief or lament:

    a mournful occasion.

  4. gloomy, somber, or dreary, as in appearance or character:

    mournful shadows.



mournful

/ ˈɔːԴʊ /

adjective

  1. evoking grief; sorrowful
  2. gloomy; sad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܰԴڳܱԱ, noun
  • ˈdzܰԴڳܱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dzܰfܱ· adverb
  • dzܰfܱ·Ա noun
  • v·dzܰfܱ adjective
  • over·dzܰfܱ· adverb
  • over·dzܰfܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·dzܰfܱ adjective
  • un·dzܰfܱ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mournful1

First recorded in 1375–1425, mournful is from the late Middle English word morneful. See mourn, -ful
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Example Sentences

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Now it’s a destination for the mournful and desperate.

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The UK's Financial Times published a mournful requiem for the great post-war alliance the other day which ended with these words:

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People have these associations of him with this sort of mournful acoustic stuff.

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Woke up a little mournful about the fact that Otto will die someday, despite the fact that he still plays like a puppy.

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“He said, ‘Julee, you are a child full of wonder,’” said Cruise, who also performed the dreamy, mournful “The World Spins” on the series.

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