Antonyms for mournful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mawrn-fuh l, mohrn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔrn fəl, ˈmoʊrn-

Definition of mournful

Origin : early 15c., from mourn + -ful. Related: Mournfully; mournfulness.

adj sorrowful

Example sentences :

Is not thy tongue a-weary, mournful talker of two centuries?
Extract from : « A Bell's Biography » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

And yet, when all has been said, we are confronted with a mournful but stubborn fact.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

My voice had a faltering, mournful sound, and there was no answer.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Mournful, despondent, half broken-hearted, she resumed her journey.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The villages passed, mournful and solitary under the burning sun.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

At least, we think the skeleton is mournful; the skeleton himself does not seem to think so.
Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton

The wind too, had increased, and it blew through the trees with a mournful sound.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Sad and mournful are thy ways, Grieving, wailing, Autumn days!
Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton

It was the long wolf-howl, full-throated and mournful, the first howl he had ever uttered.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

The only melody which pleased me was that of the mournful and touching kind.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

Synonyms for mournful

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