Definitions for ruefulness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rue•fulˈru fəl(adj.)
feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or regret:
a rueful admission.
causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable.
Origin of rueful:
1175–1225
rue′ful•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness(noun)
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"
Wiktionary
ruefulness(Noun)
The property of being rueful.
Translations for ruefulness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ruefulness(noun)
regretful; sorrowful.
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