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单词 mournfulness
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mournfulnessn.

Brit. /ˈmɔːnf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈmɔrnfəlnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mournful adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < mournful adj. + -ness suffix.
The condition or quality of being mournful.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [noun] > state or condition of
drearinessa1000
woeOE
sorrinessOE
sorrowfulnessa1250
heavinessc1275
sorrownessc1300
dreariheada1325
moanc1390
sadnessc1400
grievedness1571
ruthfulness1596
mournfulness1633
waila1682
drearihood1817
woebegoneness1841
tristfulness1847
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > [noun] > condition or quality of lamenting
moanc1390
plainfulnessa1586
mournfulness1633
plaintiveness1747
1633 P. Fletcher Poeticall Misc. 62 in Purple Island There would I..Sing of Eliza's fixed mournfulnesse, And much bewail such wofull heavinesse.
1731 D. Mallet Eurydice v. ii. 73 Pressing full her eyes With fix'd and earnest mournfulness on mine.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Mournfulness,..1. Sorrow; grief. 2. Show of grief; appearance of sorrow.
a1835 F. D. Hemans Sound of Sea in Poet. Wks. (1836) 334/2 And hush'd is many a lovely [voice] Of mournfulness or mirth.
1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 177 Just so the mournfulness Of the tale told out did their hearts oppress.
1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. ii. 859 A luxurious mournfulness was in the view, and he leaned out over the sill scenting the reasty London air.
2001 Jerusalem Post (Electronic ed.) 28 Feb. 12 It's a shame about the film's dragging pace and mournfulness, because it should have worked.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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