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Ruefulness

Rueful \Rue"ful\, a.

  1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.

  2. Expressing sorrow. ``Rueful faces.''
    --Dryden.

    Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks.
    --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] -- Rue"ful*ly, adv. -- Rue"ful*ness, n.

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ruefulness

n. The property of being rueful.

WordNet
ruefulness

n. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue]

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Out of the corner of her eye Niema saw Ronsard watching them, his expression a mixture of ruefulness and concern.