Dictionary

mournful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈmo(ː)ɹnfəl/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈmɔɹnfəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈmoənfəl/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɔːnfəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From mourn + -ful.

Meanings

1. Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
2. Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
   • Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant. 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher:

Forms

Deriveds

unmournful · mournfully · mournfulness · overmournful

Synonyms

disconsolate · infelicitous · dull · heartbreaking · sorrowsome · lugubrious · lamentable · gloomy · unhappy · wistful · dejected · heavy-hearted · heartsore · bummed out · unlively · dolesome · mopey · disgruntled · plaintive · lachrymable · atrabilious · spiritless · melancholic · uncheery · unconsolable · moody · down in the mouth · elegiac · threnetic · depressing · down · sullen · disheartened · blue · damp · grieving · chopfallen · saturnine · inconsolable · sorrowful · downcast · dispirited · miserable · atrabiliary · triste · cut up · unhappy · woeful · uncheerful · morose · distressing · woebegone · grievous · lamentful · melancholy · rueful · tragic · saddening · Plutonian · sorrowful · down in the dumps · glum · sad · regrettable · downsome · mournful · forlorn · wretched · woeful · sorrowful · joyless · querulous · mournful · chapfallen · depressed · lachrymose · heartrending · blitheless · low-spirited · deplorable · heartsick · tristful · dismal · elegious · threnetical · jawfallen · solemn · sad · miserable · doleful · lumpish · rueful · crestfallen · grief-stricken · woebegone · miserable · shattered · low · ruthful · despondent · upsetting · saddened · downhearted · Plutonic · sorrow-ridden · passionate · cheerless · pitiful · woe · atrabiliary · sombre · atrabilious

Translations (37)

oc solombrós (filled with grief or sadness) · es melancólico (filled with grief or sadness) · es luctuoso (filled with grief or sadness) · tr kederli (filled with grief or sadness) · fr éploré (filled with grief or sadness) · eo funebra (filled with grief or sadness) · oc mornarós (filled with grief or sadness) · ca planyívol (filled with grief or sadness) · pt pesaroso (filled with grief or sadness) · fr funèbre (filled with grief or sadness) · mi taukiri (filled with grief or sadness) · oc mòrn (filled with grief or sadness) · fr morne (filled with grief or sadness) · it lamentoso (filled with grief or sadness) · bg печален (filled with grief or sadness) · mh būrom̧ōj (filled with grief or sadness) · oc melancolic (filled with grief or sadness) · ka საცოდავი (filled with grief or sadness) · es lastimero (filled with grief or sadness) · mi tīkapa (filled with grief or sadness) · oc malgraciós (filled with grief or sadness) · fr affligé (filled with grief or sadness) · fr chagrin (filled with grief or sadness) · fr mélancolique (filled with grief or sadness) · ru скорбный (filled with grief or sadness) · gl pesaroso (filled with grief or sadness) · el πένθιμος (filled with grief or sadness) · la funestus (filled with grief or sadness) · ru заунывный (filled with grief or sadness) · tr hüzünlü (filled with grief or sadness) · fr lugubre (filled with grief or sadness) · oc languinós (filled with grief or sadness) · gd brònach (filled with grief or sadness) · es lutoso (filled with grief or sadness) · bg тъжен (filled with grief or sadness) · ru печа́льный (filled with grief or sadness) · mi whakahiatangi (filled with grief or sadness)