downheartedness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English downhearted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English downheartedness From downhearted + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
Synonyms
misery · sorrowfulness · mirthless · unhappiness · woefare · melancholy · sadness · dejection · sorrow · unhappiness · forlornness · mishappiness · mourn · grief · tristfulness · woe · melancholy · tristesse · blues · undelight · ill-being · melancholia · downheartedness · prosternation · drearihead · regret · ruth · wretchedness · despondency · infelicity · heartsore · blueness · misery · dolefulness · depression · distress · crestfallenness · rue