'Dolefulness' definitions:

Definition of 'dolefulness'

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noun
Sadness caused by grief or affliction

Definition of 'Dolefulness'

From: GCIDE
  • Doleful \Dole"ful\, a. Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal. [1913 Webster]
  • With screwed face and doleful whine. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • Regions of sorrow, doleful shades. --Milton.
  • Syn: Piteous; rueful; sorrowful; woeful; melancholy; sad gloomy; dismal; dolorous; woe-begone. -- {Dole"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dole"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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