Mournfulness (Noun)
Meaning
A state of gloomy sorrow.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The mournfulness of the rainy day matched her melancholy mood perfectly as she walked alone on the beach.
- His voice was filled with a quiet mournfulness as he spoke about his childhood memories of his late mother.
- The old mansion stood as a symbol of the family's mournfulness, a hollow reminder of happier times long past.
- As she played the melancholic melody on her violin, the mournfulness of the music filled the entire room.
- The mournfulness that settled over the small town after the loss of the beloved mayor was palpable and overwhelming.