Definition & Meaning of "mournful"in English

mournful

feeling or expressing sorrow, grief, or sadness, especially due to someone's death or a great loss

doleful

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most mournful

Comparative

more mournful

gradable

domain

emotion, expression, loss

Examples

Her voice sounded mournful as she spoke about her grandmother.

filled with or evoking sadness

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