Definitions for sadness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sadsæd(adj.)sad•der, sad•dest.
affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful:
to feel sad.
expressive of or characterized by sorrow:
a sad song.
causing sorrow:
sad news.
(of color) somber or dull; drab.
deplorably bad; sorry:
a sad attempt.
Obs. firm or steadfast.
Origin of sad:
bef. 1000; ME; OE sæd grave, heavy, weary, orig. sated, full
sad′ness(n.)
SAD
seasonal affective disorder.
Princeton's WordNet
sadness, unhappiness(noun)
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness(noun)
the state of being sad
"she tired of his perpetual sadness"
gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness(noun)
the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
sadness(noun)æd
unhappiness or sorrow
the deep sadness in her eyes; the sadness of watching someone die
Wiktionary
sadness(Noun)
The state or emotion of being sad.
sadness(Noun)
An event in one's life that causes sadness.
She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.
Webster Dictionary
Sadness(noun)
heaviness; firmness
Sadness(noun)
seriousness; gravity; discretion
Sadness(noun)
quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection
Translations for sadness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- hartseerAfrikaans
- حُزْنArabic
- тъгаBulgarian
- tristezaPortuguese (BR)
- smutekCzech
- die TraurigkeitGerman
- sorgDanish
- θλίψη, μελαγχολίαGreek
- tristeza, melancolíaSpanish
- kurbusEstonian
- غمگينيFarsi
- surumielisyysFinnish
- tristesseFrench
- עֶצֶבHebrew
- विषादHindi
- tugaCroatian
- szomorúságHungarian
- kesedihanIndonesian
- dapurleikiIcelandic
- tristezzaItalian
- 悲しみJapanese
- 슬픔Korean
- liūdesysLithuanian
- skumjasLatvian
- kesedihanMalay
- treurigheidDutch
- vemod, tristhetNorwegian
- smutekPolish
- غمگينيPersian
- خپګان، غمجن توب، خواشينىPashto
- tristezaPortuguese
- tristeţeRomanian
- печальRussian
- smútokSlovak
- žalostSlovenian
- tugaSerbian
- tungsinthet, svårmod, sorgsenhetSwedish
- ความเศร้าThai
- hüzünTurkish
- 悲傷Chinese (Trad.)
- сум, журбаUkrainian
- اداسیUrdu
- sự buồn rầuVietnamese
- 悲哀Chinese (Simp.)
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