What does sadness mean?
Definitions for sadness
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Princeton's WordNet
sadness, unhappinessnoun
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulnessnoun
the state of being sad
"she tired of his perpetual sadness"
gloominess, lugubriousness, sadnessnoun
the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
Wiktionary
sadnessnoun
The state or emotion of being sad.
sadnessnoun
An event in one's life that causes sadness.
She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sadnessnoun
Etymology: from sad.
The soul receives intelligence
By her near genius of the body’s end,
And so imparts a sadness to the sense. Samuel Daniel, Civil War.And let us not be wanting to ourselves,
Lest so severe and obstinate a sadness
Tempt a new vengeance. John Denham, Sophy.A passionate regret at sin, a grief and sadness of its memory, enter into God’s roll of mourners. Decay of Piety.
If the subject be mournful, let every thing in it have a stroke of sadness. Dryden.
Dim sadness did not spare
Celestial visages. John Milton.
Wikipedia
Sadness
Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. An example of severe sadness is depression, a mood which can be brought on by major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder. Crying can be an indication of sadness.Sadness is one of the six basic emotions described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust.: 271–4
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sadness
Sadness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of unhappiness, disappointment, grief or sorrow. It is typically triggered by experiences of loss, unpleasant events, or emotional hurt and is often accompanied by physical symptoms like tears or a heavy feeling in the chest. Sadness is a common and natural emotion that all human beings experience at various times in life, but prolonged periods of intense sadness may suggest a mental health condition such as depression.
Webster Dictionary
Sadnessnoun
heaviness; firmness
Sadnessnoun
seriousness; gravity; discretion
Sadnessnoun
quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection
Wikidata
Sadness
Sadness is emotional pain associated with, or characterized by feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, helplessness and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. Crying is often an indication of sadness. Sadness is one of the "six basic emotions" described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust. Sadness can be viewed as a temporary lowering of mood, whereas depression is more chronic.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sadness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sadness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of sadness in a Sentence
I would have felt better not knowing. After knowing, there is more sadness, it would actually have been better not meeting them.
People do not die from suiside; they die from sadness
Our hearts still ache in sadness and secret tears still flow, what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know.
The 71 days alone on the Antarctic with over 900 statute miles covered and a gradual grinding down of my physical endurance finally took its toll today, and it is with sadness that I report it is journey's end -- so close to my goal. he was a man who showed great courage and determination.
We remain extremely cautious. Everything can change from one day to the next, i am torn between an extreme sadness to learn that other (people) condemned could be executed and the relief to learn that the man I was defending for eight years could at this stage be spared.
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