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plain·tive
plain·tive/ˈplān(t)iv/
adjective
sounding sad and mournful.
"a plaintive cry"
synonyms: mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, melancholic, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, grief-stricken, broken-hearted, heartbroken, desolate, heart-rending, forlorn, woebegone, disconsolate, plangent, heartsick, dolorous
4 days ago · The meaning of PLAINTIVE is expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy. How to use plaintive in a sentence. Did you know?
4 days ago · Synonyms for PLAINTIVE: mournful, weeping, funeral, heartbroken, wailing, bitter, anguished, grieving; Antonyms of PLAINTIVE: triumphant, joyful, happy, ...
6 days ago · A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad. [literary] They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls. Her voice was small and plaintive.
4 days ago · Definition of plaintive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...
4 days ago · used to describe something that sounds slightly sad: the plaintive sound of the bagpipes. "What about me?" came a plaintive voice.
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2 days ago · in a way that sounds sad, especially in a weak complaining way synonym mournfully. 'What about me? ' she asked plaintively.
4 days ago · used to describe something that sounds slightly sad. lastimero, quejumbroso. the plaintive sound of the bagpipes el sonido lastimero de las gaitas. "What about ...
6 days ago · Definition of 'doloroso' ... doloroso in American English. (ˌdouləˈrousou, Italian ˌdɔlɔˈʀɔsɔ). adjective. plaintive, as if expressing sorrow (used as a musical ...
7 days ago · Short Definition. κινυρός, wailing, plaintive. Frequency. κινυρός is unranked (appears fewer than 50 times). Search corpus for this lemma: κινυρός. LSJ Bailly ...
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2 days ago · plaintive. expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy. requite. to make suitable ... equivalent, having the same meaning, value, or effect. The best way to ...