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laments laments definition

laments


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lament 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lament 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lament 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  lament 
 
  Sense  1 
  lament,  keen 
  =>  grieve,  sorrow 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lament 
 
  2  senses  of  lament 
 
  Sense  1 
  lament,  keen 
  =>  express  emotion,  express  feelings 
 
  Sense  2 
  deplore,  lament,  bewail,  bemoan,  regret 
  =>  complain,  kick,  plain,  sound  off  quetch,  kvetch 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lament 
 
  lament  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lament 
 
  Sense  1 
  lament,  keen 
  =>  express  emotion,  express  feelings 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  deplore,  lament,  bewail,  bemoan,  regret 
  =>  complain,  kick,  plain,  sound  off  quetch,  kvetch 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lament 
  filament 
  lament 
  lamentation 
  lamenter 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lament 
 
  The  noun  lament  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lament,  lamentation,  plaint,  wail  --  (a  cry  of  sorrow  and  grief;  "their  pitiful  laments  could  be  heard  throughout  the  ward") 
  2.  dirge,  coronach,  lament,  requiem,  threnody  --  (a  song  or  hymn  of  mourning  composed  or  performed  as  a  memorial  to  a  dead  person) 
  3.  elegy,  lament  --  (a  mournful  poem;  a  lament  for  the  dead) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lament 
 
  The  verb  lament  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  lament,  keen  --  (express  grief  verbally) 
  2.  deplore,  lament,  bewail,  bemoan,  regret  --  (regret  strongly) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lament 
 
  The  noun  lament  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lament,  lamentation,  plaint,  wail  --  (a  cry  of  sorrow  and  grief;  "their  pitiful  laments  could  be  heard  throughout  the  ward") 
  2.  dirge,  coronach,  lament,  requiem,  threnody  --  (a  song  or  hymn  of  mourning  composed  or  performed  as  a  memorial  to  a  dead  person) 
  3.  elegy,  lament  --  (a  mournful  poem;  a  lament  for  the  dead) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lament 
 
  The  verb  lament  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  lament,  keen  --  (express  grief  verbally) 
  2.  deplore,  lament,  bewail,  bemoan,  regret  --  (regret  strongly) 



laments definition