Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sorrowfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sor-row-ful-ness
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sorwefulnesse; by surface analysis, sorrowful + ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sorwefulnesse

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sorrowfulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

misery unhappiness blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress dolefulness

Questions

What does sorrowfulness mean?: The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
Where does sorrowfulness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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