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The state of being sad
Answer for the clue "The state of being sad ", 13 letters:
sorrowfulness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" [syn: sadness , sorrow ] a state of gloomy sorrow [syn: mournfulness , ruthfulness ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sorrowful \Sor"row*ful\, a. [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.] Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. ``This sorrowful prisoner.'' --Chaucer. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. --Matt. xxvi. 38. Producing sorrow; ...
Usage examples of sorrowfulness.
In my sorrowfulness and loneliness I fly to Him, and find, what is better than earthly felicity, the sweetest peace.
On the contrary, the sense it gives me of the brevity and sorrowfulness of life makes you doubly precious, since it constantly reminds me that sick beds and dying beds must sooner or later come to our home as to those of others.