plaintive
[ pleyn-tiv ]
/ ˈpleɪn tɪv /
adjective
expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
OTHER WORDS FROM plaintive
plain·tive·ly, adverb plain·tive·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plaintive
plaintiff plaintiveWords nearby plaintive
plainsong,
plainstones,
plaint,
plaintext,
plaintiff,
plaintive,
plainview,
plainville,
plaister,
plait,
plaiting
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British Dictionary definitions for plaintive
plaintive
/ (ˈpleɪntɪv) /
adjective
expressing melancholy; mournful
Derived forms of plaintive
plaintively, adverb plaintiveness, nounWord Origin for plaintive
C14: from Old French
plaintif grieving, from
plainte
plaint