Woefulness (Noun)
Meaning
Intense mournfulness.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The old mansion was filled with an air of woefulness that seemed to cling to every corner and crevice.
- Her eyes reflected the deep woefulness that had taken hold of her since the loss of her loved one.
- The sound of the lone guitar string echoed through the empty streets, evoking a sense of woefulness in all who heard it.
- As the last rays of sunlight faded, a woefulness settled over the city, as if night itself was a mournful thing.
- The words of the old poem were infused with a woefulness that seemed to transcend time and place.