Dolefulness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The characteristic of being doleful; sadness. uncountable
- 2 sadness caused by grief or affliction wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Everything seemed dulled by Sunday's torpor and the dolefulness of the summer days."
Etymology
From Middle English doolfulnes, dolfulnesse, equivalent to doleful + -ness.