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- [dohl-fuh l]
- /ˈdoʊl fəl/
- /ˈdəʊl.fəl/
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- [dohl-fuh l]
- /ˈdoʊl fəl/
Definitions of doleful word
- adjective doleful sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face. 1
- noun doleful Expressing sorrow; mournful. 1
- adjective doleful sad, sorrowful 1
- adjective doleful A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. 0
- adjective doleful dreary; mournful 0
- adjective doleful full of or causing sorrow or sadness; mournful; melancholy 0
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Origin of doleful
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
First recorded in 1225-75, doleful is from the Middle English word dol-ful. See dole2, -ful
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Parts of speech for Doleful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doleful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doleful
adj doleful
- afflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- cheerless — Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
- crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
- dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
adjective doleful
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- down in the dumps — If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
- glum — sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- despondent — If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
Antonyms for doleful
adj doleful
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- glad — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- gleeful — full of exultant joy; merry; delighted.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
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