Definitions for dolorous
ˈdoʊ lər əs, ˈdɒl ər-do·lor·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weepingadjective

   showing sorrow

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. dolorousadjective

   Solemnly or ponderously sad.

2. Etymology: From dolerous (modern French douloureux), from dolorosus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Dolorousadjective

   Etymology: from dolor, Latin.

   1. Sorrowful; doleful; dismal; gloomy.

   We are taught by his example, that the presence of dolorous and dreadful objects, even in minds most perfect, may, as clouds, overcast all seasonable joy. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 48.

   You take me in too dolorous a sense:
   I spake t’you for your comfort. William Shakespeare, Anth. and Cleopatra.

   Through many a dark and dreary vale
   They pass’d, and many a region dolorous,
   O’er many a frozen, many a fiery alp,
   Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 618.

   Talk not of ruling in this dol’rous gloom,
   Nor think vain words, he cry’d, can ease my doom. Alexander Pope.

   2. Painful.

   Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear, or teeth of the lion. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dolorous

   Sorrow is an emotion, feeling, or sentiment. Sorrow "is more 'intense' than sadness... it implies a long-term state". At the same time, "sorrow — but not unhappiness — suggests a degree of resignation... which lends sorrow its peculiar air of dignity".Moreover, "in terms of attitude, sorrow can be said to be half way between sadness (accepting) and distress (not accepting)".

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1. dolorous

   Dolorous is an adjective that describes something as causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief. It is used to illustrate great sorrow or distress.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Dolorousadjective

   full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses

2. Dolorousadjective

   occasioning pain or grief; painful

3. Etymology: [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F. douloureux. See Dolor.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dolorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dolorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dolorous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dolorous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dolorous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolorous
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolorous