Sadness

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 Translations

English

Noun

sadness (countable and uncountable; plural sadnesses)

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The state or emotion of being sad.

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An event in one's life that causes sadness.

1. She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

Synonyms

• (state of being sad): forlornness, melancholy
• (event causing sadness): misfortune

Related terms

• sad

Translations

state/emotion

Czech: smutek m. French: tristesse f. Italian: tristezza f.

Slovak: smutok m. Spanish: tristeza f.

event causing sadness

fr:sadness it:sadness hu:sadness fi:sadness