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DOLEFULNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dolefulness mean?
• DOLEFULNESS (noun)
The noun DOLEFULNESS has 1 sense:
1. sadness caused by grief or affliction
Familiarity information: DOLEFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sadness caused by grief or affliction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("dolefulness" is a kind of...):
sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)
Derivation:
doleful (filled with or evoking sadness)
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