mourn|ful

mourn|ful
mourn|ful «MRN fuhl, MOHRN-», adjective.
1. full of grief; sad; sorrowful: »

a mournful voice. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! (Longfellow).

 SYNONYM(S): dolorous, melancholy, doleful.
2. causing or attended with sorrow or mourning: »

a mournful death.

3. gloomy; dreary; somber: »

the mournful howling of the wind.

4. expressing or used in mourning for the dead: »

No mournful bell shall ring her burial (Shakespeare). The busy heralds hang the sable scene With mournful 'scutcheons, and dim lamps between (William Cowper).

–mourn´ful|ly, adverb.
–mourn´ful|ness, noun.

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  • mourn´ful|ly — mourn|ful «MRN fuhl, MOHRN », adjective. 1. full of grief; sad; sorrowful: »a mournful voice. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! (Longfellow). SYNONYM(S): dolorous, melancholy, doleful. 2. causing or attended with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mourn´ful|ness — mourn|ful «MRN fuhl, MOHRN », adjective. 1. full of grief; sad; sorrowful: »a mournful voice. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! (Longfellow). SYNONYM(S): dolorous, melancholy, doleful. 2. causing or attended with… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • mournful — mourn•ful [[t]ˈmɔrn fəl, ˈmoʊrn [/t]] adj. 1) feeling or expressing sorrow or grief 2) causing grief 3) gloomy, somber, or dreary, as in appearance or sound • Etymology: 1375–1425 mourn′ful•ly, adv. mourn′ful•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • mournful — mourn|ful [ˈmo:nfəl US ˈmo:rn ] adj very sad ▪ Durant was thin, mournful and silent. ▪ the slow, mournful music of the bagpipes >mournfully adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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