'Sadden' definitions:
Definition of 'sadden'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Sadden'
From: GCIDE
- Sadden \Sad"den\, v. i. To become, or be made, sad. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sadden'
From: GCIDE
- Sadden \Sad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddened; p. pr. & vb. n. Saddening.] To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] (b) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth. (c) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful. [1913 Webster]
- Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sadden'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affect,
- aggrieve,
- beat down,
- cast down,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dampen the spirits,
- darken,
- dash,
- deject,
- depress,
- discourage,
- dishearten,
- dispirit,
- distress,
- grieve,
- knock down,
- lower,
- lower the spirits,
- melt,
- melt the heart,
- move,
- oppress,
- press,
- press down,
- reach,
- sink,
- soften,
- sorrow,
- touch,
- weigh down,
- weigh heavy upon,
- weigh upon