dolentadj.n.
/ˈdəʊlənt/ archaic.† B. n.
A. adj.† 3. Attended with or causing sorrow or grief; grievous, distressing. Obsolete.
1. Sorrowing, grieving; sorrowful, sad.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [adjective]
sorelyc888
gramec893
sorrowfuleOE
unblithec897
sorryeOE
carefulOE
charyOE
sickOE
yomerOE
sorry-moodOE
sweerc1000
yomerlyOE
sorrilyOE
woea1200
balec1220
sorry?c1225
sorec1275
sorec1275
gremefula1300
sada1300
ruthlyc1300
thoughtfulc1300
woebegonea1325
heavyc1330
grievousc1374
woefula1375
sorrowya1382
dereful?a1400
sorousa1400
sytefula1400
teenfula1400
wrotha1400
balefulc1400
tristy?c1400
tristc1420
dolefulc1430
wapped in woec1440
yhevidc1440
dolenta1450
condolentc1460
discomforted1477
tristfula1492
sorrow1496
dram?a1513
dolorous1513
earnful?1527
troublous1535
amort1546
mournfula1558
passioned1560
sadded1566
tristive1578
distressed1586
passionate1586
sorrowed1596
distressful1601
passionful1605
sighful1606
contristed1625
anguishinga1642
sadful1658
saddened1665
tristitious1694
sick as a parrot1705
pangful1727
woesome1778
grieving1807
ruesome1833
yearned1838
doleant1861
mournsome1869
thoughted1869
tragical1887
grief-stricken1905
a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxvi. l. 64 A sorweful womman, and ful dolente.
1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) vi. 25 The damoysell dolaunt.
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xlix. sig. Kiiv All the other knyghtes were ryghte delent [sic] for his sake.
1634 J. Ford Chron. Hist. Perkin Warbeck iii. sig. Gv The King is angrie..And the passionate Duke, Effeminately dolent.
1868 H. W. Longfellow tr. Dante Inferno iii. 1 Through me the way is to the city dolent! Through me the way is to eternal dole.
2. Expressing or indicating grief or sorrow; mournful, doleful.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > [adjective]
carefulOE
charyOE
mourningOE
sorrowingOE
sorryOE
balec1220
heavy?c1225
ruefulc1225
ruthfulc1225
sorrowful?c1225
dolefulc1275
plaintivea1393
complainingc1430
lamentable?a1475
plaining?c1475
dolent1490
lamentatious1532
troublous1535
plaintfula1542
dirge-like1561
yearnfula1566
waymenting1573
mestive1575
lamentatory1576
mestful1577
wailful1579
lamentinga1586
weepy1602
deplorative1610
deploringa1616
gement1656
condolent1691
dirgeful1793
dirgy1830
lamentful1876
1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xviii. 68 Dolaunte lamentacyons rewthes and complayntes.
1554 D. Lindsay Dialog Experience & Courteour l. 5150 in Wks. (1931) I With dolent Lamentatioun.
1882 Illustr. London News 25 Mar. 278 Why these dolent reflections?
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] > gloomy or depressing
darkOE
unmerryOE
deathlyc1225
dolefulc1275
elengec1275
dreicha1300
coolc1350
cloudyc1374
sada1375
colda1400
deadlya1400
joylessc1400
unjoyful?c1400
disconsolatea1413
mournfula1425
funeralc1425
uncheerfulc1449
dolent1489
dolesome1533
heavy-hearted1555
glum1558
ungladsome1558
black1562
pleasureless1567
dern1570
plaintive?1570
glummish1573
cheerless1575
comfortless1576
wintry1579
glummy1580
funebral1581
discouraging1584
dernful?1591
murk1596
recomfortless1596
sullen1597
amating1600
lugubrious1601
dusky1602
sable1603
funebrial1604
damping1607
mortifying1611
tearful?1611
uncouth1611
dulsome1613
luctual1613
dismal1617
winterous1617
unked1620
mopish1621
godforsaken?1623
uncheerly1627
funebrious1630
lugubrous1632
drearisome1633
unheartsome1637
feral1641
drear1645
darksome1649
sadding1649
saddening1650
disheartening1654
funebrous1654
luctiferous1656
mestifical1656
tristifical1656
sooty1657
dreary1667
tenebrose1677
clouded1682
tragicala1700
funereal1707
gloomy1710
sepulchrala1711
dumpishc1717
bleaka1719
depressive1727
lugubre1727
muzzy1728
dispiriting1733
uncheery1760
unconsolatory1760
unjolly1764
Decemberly1765
sombre1768
uncouthie1768
depressing1772
unmirthful1782
sombrous1789
disanimating1791
Decemberish1793
grey1794
uncheering1796
ungenial1796
uncomforting1798
disencouraginga1806
stern1812
chilling1815
uncheered1817
dejecting1818
mopey1821
desponding1828
wisht1829
leadening1835
unsportful1837
demoralizing1840
Novemberish1840
frigid1844
morne1844
tragic1848
wet-blanketty1848
morgue1850
ungladdeneda1851
adusk1856
smileless1858
soul-sick1858
Novemberya1864
saturnine1863
down1873
lacklustre1883
Heaven-abandoneda1907
downbeat1952
doomy1967
1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iii. vii. 181 The dolent and sorowfull deth comyng oftymes sodaynly.
1572 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxx. 7 Him..Quhome dolent deith hes laitly done deuoir.
A sorrowful or suffering person. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [noun] > sorrowful person
sorrowfuleOE
sorryOE
woebegone?a1400
dolent1530
vicegerent1591
griever1819
1530 New Commodye in Eng. sig. Biv Is thys the dolent for whom thow makyst petycyon?
Derivatives
ˈdolently adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [adverb]
wrothec950
heavilyc1000
sorrowlyOE
sorrilylOE
sorrowfullyc1225
dolefullyc1290
sadlya1375
teenfullya1375
wrothlyc1374
unwinlya1400
grievouslyc1400
unblithely1415
tristily?c1450
sad?a1475
sytefully1488
earnfully?1527
dolently1548
mournfully?1567
distressfully1593
passionately1604
tragicly1604
grievingly1623
distressedly1890
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. cci I thynke neuer Prince tooke it more sorrowfully nor more dolently.
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