sadness | ||
1. | [ noun ] emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | |
Synonyms: | unhappiness | |
Related terms: | happiness feeling sorrow melancholy sorrow depression forlornness cheerlessness downheartedness misery weepiness dolefulness | |
2. | [ noun ] the state of being sad | |
Synonyms: | sorrowfulness sorrow | |
Examples: | "she tired of his perpetual sadness" |
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Related terms: | unhappiness mourning poignance grieve | |