Mournful Definition

môrnfəl
adjective
mournfuller, mournfullest
Of or characterized by mourning; feeling or expressing grief or sorrow.
Webster's New World
Causing sorrow or depression; melancholy.
Webster's New World
Having a sound, appearance, etc. that suggests sadness.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mournful

Adjective

Base Form:
mournful
Comparative:
mournfuller
Superlative:
mournfullest

Origin of Mournful

  • mourn +"Ž -ful

    From Wiktionary

Mournful Sentence Examples

  • At the mournful note in her voice, he hugged her tightly.

  • The mournful retreat began on Oct.

  • The wind blew the entire night, creaking and groaning about the old building in a mournful dirge.

  • Marriage had only brought a mournful series of infant funerals.

  • Slowly and obscurely the Renaissance comes to Scotland; its presence is indicated by the artistic tastes of the king, and, later, by the sweet and mournful poetry of Henryson.

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Words Starting With

MMOMOU

Words Ending With

LULFUL

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Words Starting With M and Ending With L

Starts With M & Ends With LStarts With MO & Ends With LStarts With M & Ends With UL

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With L