Definition & Meaning of "sadness"in English

Sadness

the feeling of being sad and not happy

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Examples

She couldn't hide the sadness in her eyes after hearing the news of her grandmother's passing.

the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

the state of being sad

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