mournful

Speech parts

1. mournful - Adjective

2. mournful - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

doleful gothic down low blue heavy funeral lonesome penitent crestfallen affecting unhappy depressed sad solemn
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Antonyms

merry jolly blithe good chipper rapt
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Phrases with the word

be mournful

Examples

the child's doleful expression Source: Internet

stared with mournful eyes Source: Internet

mournful news Source: Internet

A fourth, a high-speed version of Al Dubin and Joe Burke 's "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes", was, years later, indirectly attributed to Cervenka's mournful state of mind. Source: Internet

A film as mournful about time’s passage as Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood, but with an admittedly brief glimmer of hope. Source: Internet

After taking a break in a local pub, Hunt achieved the desired mournful sound by playing very close to the microphone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mourne mourner mourneress mournful widow mournfull mournfully