dolefulness en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English doolfulnes, dolfulnesse, equivalent to doleful + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
Synonyms
mourn · forlornness · unhappiness · melancholia · grief · heartsore · unhappiness · despondency · blues · sorrow · dolefulness · undelight · mishappiness · sorrowfulness · ill-being · drearihead · prosternation · infelicity · rue · melancholy · sadness · mirthless · distress · misery · depression · dejection · crestfallenness · woefare · ruth · regret · tristesse · downheartedness · tristfulness · blueness · wretchedness · woe · misery