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- Dictionarymournful/ˈmɔːnf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief: "her large, mournful eyes"
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adjective. uk / ˈmɔːn.f ə l / us / ˈmɔːrn.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a mournful expression. mournful music. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. doleful. downcast. downhearted. (down) in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY) plaintive. sad (NOT HAPPY)
The meaning of MOURNFUL is expressing sorrow : sorrowful. How to use mournful in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈmɔːrn.f ə l / uk / ˈmɔːn.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a mournful expression. mournful music. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. doleful. downcast. downhearted. (down) in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY) plaintive. sad (NOT HAPPY)
Definition of mournful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mournful definition: feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad.. See examples of MOURNFUL used in a sentence.
Define mournful. mournful synonyms, mournful pronunciation, mournful translation, English dictionary definition of mournful. adj. 1. Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful. 2. Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle....
If you are mournful, you are very sad. He looked mournful, even near to tears. She was tall and somewhat mournful-looking. Synonyms: dismal, sad, unhappy, miserable More Synonyms of mournful. mournfully adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] He stood mournfully at the gate waving bye bye. 2. adjective.