Antonyms for woefulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : woh-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwoʊ fəl


Definition of woefulness

Origin :
  • c.1300, "afflicted with sorrow," from woe + -ful. Weakened sense of "very bad" recorded by 1610s. Related: Woefully; woefulness.
  • As in depression : noun low spirits; despair
  • As in dumps : noun depression
Example sentences :
  • It was past ludicrous; yet admitted of no woefulness, nothing soothingly pathetic.
  • Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Drizzling they returned, images of woefulness in various forms, including laughter's.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Comedians, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Olive understood, or thought she understood, and the woefulness of it all only seemed the deeper.
  • Extract from : « The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) » by Henry James
  • And he indicated Lionel, who stood at Rosamund's side, the very incarnation of woefulness and debility.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for woefulness

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