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Answer for the clue "A state of gloomy sorrow ", 13 letters:
sorrowfulness

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.

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 ]

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.