Grep  of  noun  sorrowful 
  sorrowfulness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sorrowful 
 
  The  adj  sorrowful  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sorrowful  --  (experiencing  or  marked  by  or  expressing  sorrow  especially  that  associated  with  irreparable  loss  "sorrowful  widows";  "a  sorrowful  tale  of  death  and  despair";  "sorrowful  news";  "even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrowful"-  Proverbs  14:13) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sorrowful 
 
  1  sense  of  sorrowful 
 
  Sense  1 
  sorrowful  (vs.  joyful) 
 
  joyful  (vs.  sorrowful) 
  =>  beatific 
  =>  overjoyed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sorrowful 
 
  1  sense  of  sorrowful 
 
  Sense  1 
  sorrowful  (vs.  joyful) 
  =>  anguished,  tormented,  tortured 
  =>  bereaved,  bereft,  grief-stricken,  grieving,  mourning(postnominal),  sorrowing(postnominal) 
  =>  bitter 
  =>  brokenhearted,  heartbroken,  heartsick 
  =>  dolorous,  dolourous,  lachrymose,  tearful,  weeping 
  =>  elegiac 
  =>  grievous,  heartbreaking,  heartrending 
  =>  lamentable 
  =>  lamenting,  wailing,  wailful 
  =>  lugubrious 
  =>  mournful,  plaintive 
  =>  sad 
  =>  woebegone,  woeful 
  Also  See->  joyless#1;  unhappy#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sorrowful 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sorrowful 
 
  sorrowful  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sorrowful 
  sorrowful 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sorrowful 
 
  The  adj  sorrowful  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  sorrowful  --  (experiencing  or  marked  by  or  expressing  sorrow  especially  that  associated  with  irreparable  loss  "sorrowful  widows";  "a  sorrowful  tale  of  death  and  despair";  "sorrowful  news";  "even  in  laughter  the  heart  is  sorrowful"-  Proverbs  14:13) 

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