Synonyms for sadness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sad |
| Phonetic Transcription : sæd |
Top 10 synonyms for sadness Other synonyms for the word sadness
- blahs
- bleakness
- blue devils
- blue funk
- broken heart
- bummer
- cheerlessness
- dejection
- despondency
- disconsolateness
- dismals
- dispiritedness
- distress
- dolefulness
- dolor
- downcastness
- downer
- dysphoria
- forlornness
- funk
- gloominess
- grieving
- heavy heart
- letdown
- listlessness
- moodiness
- mopes
- mournfulness
- sorrowfulness
- the blues
- the dumps
- tribulation
- woe
Définition of sadness
Origin :- early 14c., "seriousness," from sad + -ness. Meaning "sorrowfulness" is c.1500, perhaps c.1400.
- noun unhappiness, depression
- There is a sadness in her face, for it is only a year ago they lost their little one.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- His tone softened to one of sadness, and again he glanced toward Daisy.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- My dear, I laugh; but even in the midst of laughter there is sadness.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- He liked this eagerness on the part of his boys, and yet there was sadness in his smile, too.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- But still the sadness might not be that of love,—she had felt sad after Legard had gone.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Look searchingly at happiness, and note with sadness that a tear stains her cheek.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- Even by Rachel's bedside she could not quite throw off the sadness.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- Hamish turned upon him with a smile, but his tone changed to sadness.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Sending back the money to Mr. Galloway is not a cause for sadness.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- The sadness had been painful, the result of a great and unexpected misfortune.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
Antonyms for sadness
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