mourning

Speech parts

1. mourning - Noun

2. mourning - Adjective

3. mourning - Verb

5. mourning - Adjective Satellite

6. Mourning - Proper noun

Meaning

of Mourn

The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.

Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.

Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.

Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lamentation bereavement grieving heartache distress grief sorrow weeping lament anguish bereft heartbreak wailing bereaved sobbing
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Antonyms

bliss beatitude glee mardi gras jollity advantage
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Hypernyms

activity reflexion expression reflection manifestation sorrow

Phrases with the word

butcher's mourning hymn of mourning american mourning dove mourning warbler national mourning African mourning dove

Examples

Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it. John Climacus

The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men. Isaac the Syrian

You do not see the river of mourning because it lacks one tear of your own. Antonio Porchia

You must marry a widow while she is still mourning. Italian Proverb

Borrowing is like a wedding, repaying is like mourning. Swahili Proverb

Where they is mourning someone has died. Swahili Proverb

Close letter words and terms

mournfull mournfully mournfulness mourning band mourning bride mourning chime