sadness
/ˈsædnəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But sorrow that is couch'd in seeming gladness Is like that mirth fate turns to sudden sadness."
- "I mean not then under the name of Sadneſs to defend effeminate Bewailings and Lamentations; let them that ſubject themſelves to this weakeſt Impatience, be alſo ſubject to the Lycian Law, that bound theſe kind of Lamenters to be array'd like Women: […]"
- "The survey found increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behavior among all teens. More than 40% of high school students said that feelings of sadness or hopelessness prevented them from engaging in their regular activities for at least two weeks of the year."
- "The compassion to yourself comes in validating the feelings your inner child is having –– the stress, fear, anger or sadness — and make adult decisions about the best way to move forward, Lev said."
- "She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sadnesse
Usage
Inflected Forms
sadnesses (plural)
sadnesse (alternative, obsolete)