a plaintive song, the plaintive cry of a bird.
SYNONYM(S): melancholy, doleful, sorrowful.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
plain´tive|ly — plain|tive «PLAYN tihv», adjective. expressive of sorrow; mournful; sad: »a plaintive song, the plaintive cry of a bird. SYNONYM(S): melancholy, doleful, sorrowful. ╂[< Old French plaintif, plaintive < plaint plaint] –plain´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
plain|tive — «PLAYN tihv», adjective. expressive of sorrow; mournful; sad: »a plaintive song, the plaintive cry of a bird. SYNONYM(S): melancholy, doleful, sorrowful. ╂[< Old French plaintif, plaintive < plaint plaint] –plain´tive|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
un´at|trac´tive|ness — un|at|trac|tive «UHN uh TRAK tihv», adjective. not attractive; plain; homely. –un´at|trac´tive|ly, adverb. –un´at|trac´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
plain — cham·plain·ian; com·plain·er; com·plain·ing·ly; com·plain·ing·ness; ex·plain; ex·plain·able; ex·plain·er; pa·leo·plain; ped·i·plain; plain; plain·clothes·man; plain·ish; plain·ly; plain·ness; plain·stanes; plain·tiff; plain·tive;… … English syllables
un´at|trac´tive|ly — un|at|trac|tive «UHN uh TRAK tihv», adjective. not attractive; plain; homely. –un´at|trac´tive|ly, adverb. –un´at|trac´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|at|trac|tive — «UHN uh TRAK tihv», adjective. not attractive; plain; homely. –un´at|trac´tive|ly, adverb. –un´at|trac´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
plaintiveness — plain·tive·ness … English syllables
plaintive — plain•tive [[t]ˈpleɪn tɪv[/t]] adj. expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME plaintif < MF; see plaint, ive plain′tive•ly, adv. plain′tive•ness, n … From formal English to slang
