Definitions for mournful
ˈmɔrn fəl, ˈmoʊrn-mourn·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mournful, plaintiveadjective

   expressing sorrow

2. doleful, mournfuladjective

   filled with or evoking sadness

   "the child's doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mournfuladjective

   Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mournfuladjective

   Etymology: mourn and full.

   1. Having the appearance of sorrow.

   No funeral rites, nor man in mournful weeds,
   Nor mournful bell shall ring her burial. William Shakespeare.

   The winds within the quiv’ring branches play’d,
   And dancing trees a mournful musick made. Dryden.

   2. Causing sorrow.

   Upon his tomb
   Shall be engrav’d the sack of Orleans;
   The treach’rous manner of his mournful death. William Shakespeare.

   3. Sorrowful; feeling sorrow.

   The mournful fair,
   Oft as the rolling years return,
   With fragrant wreaths and flowing hair,
   Shall visit her distinguish’d urn. Matthew Prior.

   4. Betokening sorrow; expressive of grief.

   No mournful bell shall ring her burial. William Shakespeare.

   On your family’s old monument
   Hang mournful epitaphs. William Shakespeare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Mournfuladjective

   full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss

How to pronounce mournful?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say mournful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mournful in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mournful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mournful in a Sentence

1. Tom Wolfe:

   This mournful incident is a stark reminder of the risks—and sacrifices—our law enforcement officers undertake every day to keep us safe.

2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   'Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.'

3. The Residents "Duck Stab":Bach is Dead:

   Walking women want to see the southern cross at night And so they set aside a sock, and tie their laces tight Yes mournful is the melody that echoes in their heads Without a beat they march along, believing Bach is dead.

4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dreamFor the soul is dead that slumbers,and things are not what they seem.Life is real Life is earnestAnd the grave is not its goalDust thou art to dust returnest,Was not spoken of the soul.

5. Ry Cooder:

   The blues is so expressive - nostalgic but not sentimental, mournful but not pathetic, so humble and close to the earth. It's a nuance-filled thing.

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