Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mournful

/ˈmɔɹnfəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: mourn-ful
IPA: /ˈmɔɹnfəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.

adj

Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From mourn + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mourn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɔɹnfəl/
British English: /ˈmɔːnfəl/

Inflected Forms

mournfuller (comparative) more mournful (comparative) mournfullest (superlative) most mournful (superlative) mournfull (alternative)

Derived Forms

mournfully mournfulness overmournful unmournful

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

scornful

Questions

How do you pronounce mournful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔɹnfəl/.
What does mournful mean?: Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
Where does mournful come from?: From mourn + -ful.

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