What does lament mean?
Definitions for lament
ləˈmɛntlament
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lament.
Princeton's WordNet
lament, lamentation, plaint, wailnoun
a cry of sorrow and grief
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnodynoun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
elegy, lamentverb
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
lament, keenverb
express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child"
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoanverb
regret strongly
"I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
Wiktionary
lamentnoun
An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.
lamentnoun
A song expressing grief.
lamentverb
To express grief.
lamentverb
To bewail.
Etymology: From lamenter, from lamentor, from lamenta; with formative -mentum, from the root *, seen also in latrare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lamentnoun
Etymology: lamentum, Latin, from the verb.
Long ere our approaching heard within
Noise, other than the sound of dance, or song!
Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. John Milton.The loud laments arise,
Of one distress’d, and mastiffs mingled cries. Dryden.To add to your laments,
Wherewith you now bedew king Henry’s hearse,
I must inform you of a dismal fight. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.To Lamentverb
To bewail; to mourn; to bemoan; to sorrow for.
Come, now tow’rds Chertsey with your holy load,
And still, as you are weary of this weight,
Rest you, while I lament king Henry’s corse. William Shakespeare.The pair of sages praise;
One pity’d, one contemn’d the woful times,
One laugh’d at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden.To LAMENTverb
To mourn; to wail; to grieve; to express sorrow.
Etymology: lamentor, Latin; lamenter, French.
The night has been unruly where we lay;
And chimneys were blown down: and, as they say,
Lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death. William Shakespeare.Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice. John.
Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing-men and women spake of Josiah in their lamentations. 2 Chron.
In their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee. Ezek. xxvii. 32.
Far less I now lament for one whole world
Of wicked sons destroy’d, than I rejoice
For one man found so perfect and so just,
That God vouchsafes to raise another world
From him. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi. l. 874.
Wikipedia
Lament
Lament is the third single and title track from Ultravoxs seventh studio album, released on 21 June 1984. The music video depicting the band members visiting their lovers on a remote Scottish island. The single didn't live up to its smash-hit predecessor, peaking at #22 in the UK music charts and #47 in the New Zealand charts.
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LAMENT
Lament refers to expressing deep sorrow, grief, or regret, typically through passionate verbal or nonverbal means. It is a form of mourning or grieving over a loss or a difficult situation. Lamentations can take the form of songs, poems, speeches, or other artistic expressions, allowing individuals or communities to communicate and cope with their emotions and pain.
Webster Dictionary
Lamentverb
to express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn
Lamentverb
to mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail
Lament
grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping
Lament
an elegy or mournful ballad, or the like
Etymology: [L. lamentum. Cf. Lament, v.]
Wikidata
Lament
A lament or lamentation is a song, poem, or piece of music expressing grief, regret, or mourning.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lament
la-ment′, v.i. to utter grief in outcries: to wail: to mourn.—v.t. to mourn for: to deplore.—n. sorrow expressed in cries: an elegy or mournful ballad.—adj. Lam′entable, deserving or expressing sorrow: sad: pitiful, despicable.—adv. Lam′entably.—n. Lamentā′tion, act of lamenting: audible expression of grief: wailing: (pl., B.) a book of Jeremiah.—p.adj. Lament′ed, bewailed: mourned.—adv. Lament′ingly, with lamentation. [Fr. lamenter—L. lamentāri.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lament in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of lament in a Sentence
There has never been an age that did not applaud the past and lament the present.
A current joke is that people lament the decline of Honiara's quaint Honiaras Chinatown, which is no longer central, but then others say it does not matter as the whole of Honiara is Honiaras Chinatown now.
Is yours an honest lament?...Most are not, you know. Most self-imposed burdens are founded on misperceptions. We - at least we of sincere character - always judge ourselves by stricter standards than we expect others to abide by. It is a curse, I suppose, or a blessing, depending on how one views it... Take it as a blessing, my friend, an inner calling that forces you to strive to unattainable heights.
We saw the car displacing horses, buggies and buggy whips, but we don’t lament that passage, do we?
We lament and mourn the great sin of our nation, the many millions of babies murdered, and we pray that you turn these people away from this evil.
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- مرثاةArabic
- lamentar, lamentCatalan, Valencian
- beklagen, wehklagen, Klagegesang, KlageliedGerman
- fa konyi, konyifaha, konyifafaEwe
- lamentación, lamentar, lamentoSpanish
- valitusvirsi, surra, valittaa, valitus, itkeäFinnish
- complainte, plaindre, lamentation, se lamenterFrench
- caoinIrish
- caoineadh, caoidh, caoin, cumha, tuireadhScottish Gaelic
- विलापHindi
- եղերերգ, տրտունջ, սգալ, ողբալ, գանգատ, տրտնջալ, հառաչանք, գանգատվել, եղերերգությունArmenian
- syrgja, harmaIcelandic
- lamentarsi, lamentoItalian
- לִסְפּוֹדHebrew
- 嘆くJapanese
- dēfleōLatin
- bejéimerenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- apakura, uhunga, mōteatea, taurereMāori
- klaagzangDutch
- sorg, beklage, sørgeNorwegian
- lamentPolish
- lamentação, lamento, lamentarPortuguese
- boci, lamentaRomanian
- стенать, сетовать, похоронная песнь, горько жаловаться, оплакивать, сокрушаться, горевать, стенание, погребальная песнь, причитание, панихида, плакать, завывание, элегияRussian
- tugovanka, jadikovanje, tužbalica, lelek, tužaljkaSerbo-Croatian
- קלאָגYiddish
- 哀嘆Chinese
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