sighful

sigh·ful

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-fuh l]
- /ˈsaɪ fəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-fuh l]
- /ˈsaɪ fəl/

Definitions of sighful word

adjective sighful mournful; sorrowful: a sighful ballad. 1
adjective sighful full of sorrow 0

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Origin of sighful

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; sigh + -ful

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Parts of speech for Sighful

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sighful

sighful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sighful usage trend in Literature

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