Speakur

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lamentful

/ləˈmɛntfʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lament-ful
IPA
/ləˈmɛntfʊl/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Replete with lamentation; mournful.

Etymology

From lament + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ləˈmɛntfʊl/

Inflected Forms

more lamentful (comparative) most lamentful (superlative)

Synonyms

sorrowful unhappy atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless chopfallen crestfallen

Questions

How do you pronounce lamentful?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈmɛntfʊl/.
What does lamentful mean?
Replete with lamentation; mournful.
Where does lamentful come from?
From lament + -ful.

How to pronounce lamentful

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ləˈmɛntfʊl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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