mournful

[ mawrn-fuh l, mohrn- ]
/ ˈmɔrn fəl, ˈmoʊrn- /
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adjective

feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad.
of or relating to mourning for the dead.
causing grief or lament: a mournful occasion.
gloomy, somber, or dreary, as in appearance or character: mournful shadows.

Origin of mournful

First recorded in 1375–1425, mournful is from the late Middle English word morneful. See mourn, -ful

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Words nearby mournful

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Words related to mournful

forlorn, sad, anguished, bereft, cheerless, depressed, disconsolate, distressing, doleful, grief-stricken, grievous, heartbroken, lamentable, pitiful, woeful, dolent, grieving, sombre

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British Dictionary definitions for mournful

mournful
/ (ˈmɔːnfʊl) /

adjective

evoking grief; sorrowful
gloomy; sad

Derived forms of mournful

mournfully, adverb mournfulness, noun