dolour

do·lor

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doh-ler]
- /ˈdoʊ lər/
- /ˈdɒ.lə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doh-ler]
- /ˈdoʊ lər/

Definitions of dolour word

noun dolour sorrow; grief. 1
noun dolour (literary) A painful grief or suffering. 1
noun dolour grief or sorrow 0
abbreviation DOLOUR dolor 0

See all 4 definitions of dolour

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Origin of dolour

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English dolour (< Anglo-French) < Latin dolor, equivalent to dol(ēre) to feel pain + -or -or1

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Parts of speech for Dolour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dolour

dolour popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dolour usage trend in Literature

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