sadness
/'sædnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state or quality of being sad: A feeling of unhappiness, sorrow, or emotional pain.
- An instance or cause of this feeling: Something that makes one feel sad.
- A solemn or regretful quality: A character of gloom or mournfulness.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- There was a deep sadness in her eyes.
- He felt a profound sadness after hearing the news.
- The sadness of the music moved the entire audience.
Advanced Usage
- "to one's sadness": causing one to feel sad.
- To my great sadness, I had to say goodbye.
- "a tinge/trace of sadness": a small amount of sad feeling.
- Her voice held a trace of sadness.
Variants and Related Words
- Sad (adj): Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.
- She felt sad about the loss.
- Sadden (verb): To make or become sad.
- The story saddened him.
Synonyms
- Sorrow: A feeling of deep distress caused by loss or disappointment.
- Unhappiness: The state of not being happy.
- Melancholy: A feeling of pensive sadness, often with no obvious cause.
- Gloom: A state of partial or total darkness; a feeling of sadness or depression.
Related Phrases
- A sadness came over him/her: He/She suddenly felt sad.
- A great sadness came over her as she remembered her childhood home.
Related Idioms
- More in sorrow than in anger: Acting out of disappointment or sadness rather than rage.
- He criticized the team's performance, but it was more in sorrow than in anger.
Noun
- the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
- the state of being sad
- she tired of his perpetual sadness
- emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being