sad

[ sad ]
/ sæd /
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adjective, sad·der, sad·dest.

affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
expressive of or characterized by sorrow: sad looks; a sad song.
causing sorrow: a sad disappointment; sad news.
(of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.
deplorably bad; sorry: a sad attempt.
Obsolete. firm or steadfast.

Origin of sad

before 1000; Middle English; Old English sæd grave, heavy, weary, orig. sated, full; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths full, satisfied; akin to Latin satis enough, satur sated, Greek hádēn enough. See satiate, saturate

OTHER WORDS FROM sad

sad·ly, adverb sad·ness, noun

Words nearby sad

sacrosciatic, sacrospinal, sacrotransverse position, sacrovertebral, sacrum, sad, sad case, sad sack, sad tree, sad-faced, sadaqat

Words related to sadness

heartache, melancholy, sorrow, poignancy, mourning, grief, heartbreak, hopelessness, misery, anguish, distress, letdown, tribulation, bummer, woe, downer, dejection, despondency, listlessness, funk

Example sentences from the Web for sadness

British Dictionary definitions for sadness (1 of 2)

SAD

abbreviation for

seasonal affective disorder

British Dictionary definitions for sadness (2 of 2)

sad
/ (sæd) /

adjective sadder or saddest

verb

NZ to express sadness or displeasure strongly

Derived forms of sad

sadly, adverb sadness, noun

Word Origin for sad

Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough

Medical definitions for sadness

SAD

abbr.

seasonal affective disorder