Definitions for sadsæd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sadsæd(adj.)sad•der, sad•dest.

  1. affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful:

    to feel sad.

  2. expressive of or characterized by sorrow:

    a sad song.

  3. causing sorrow:

    sad news.

  4. (of color) somber or dull; drab.

  5. deplorably bad; sorry:

    a sad attempt.

  6. Obs. firm or steadfast.

Origin of sad:

bef. 1000; ME; OE sæd grave, heavy, weary, orig. sated, full

sad′ness(n.)

SAD

  1. seasonal affective disorder.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sad(adj)

    experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

    "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti

  2. sad(adj)

    of things that make you feel sad

    "sad news"; "she doesn't like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti

  3. deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry(adj)

    bad; unfortunate

    "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. sad(adjective)æd

    unhappy

    She was feeling sad about her mother's illness.; I'm sad that we have to say "goodbye."

  2. sadæd

    disappointing or unsatisfactory

    It's sad that nothing has improved.; The sad reality is that we are destroying our environment.

  3. sadæd

    (of a person) boring

    Don't be so sad.

Wiktionary

  1. sad(Adjective)

    Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.

  2. sad(Adjective)

    Steadfast, valiant.

  3. sad(Adjective)

    Dignified, serious, grave.

  4. sad(Adjective)

    Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.

  5. sad(Adjective)

    Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

    She gets sad when he's away.

  6. sad(Adjective)

    Appearing sorrowful.

    The puppy had a sad little face.

  7. sad(Adjective)

    Causing sorrow; lamentable.

    It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.

  8. sad(Adjective)

    Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.

  9. sad(Adjective)

    Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.

    I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!

  10. sad(Adjective)

    soggy (to refer to pastries).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sad(u)

    sated; satisfied; weary; tired

  2. Sad(u)

    heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard

  3. Sad(u)

    dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors

  4. Sad(u)

    serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous

  5. Sad(u)

    affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful

  6. Sad(u)

    afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune

  7. Sad(u)

    hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked

  8. Sad(verb)

    to make sorrowful; to sadden


Translations for sad

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

sad(adjective)

unhappy or causing unhappiness

She's sad because her son is ill; a sad face.

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