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Showing words for DOLEFUL using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Doleful
[1] sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face.
[2] dreary; mournful Archaic word: dolesome (ˈdəʊlsəm )
Words related to Doleful
afflicted, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, dismal, dispirited, distressing, dolorous, down, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn, funereal, gloomy, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful
Words nearby Doleful
dolcelatte, doldrums, dole, dole bludger, dole cupboard, doleful, dolente, dolerite, dolesome, dolgellau, dolicho-
Origin of Doleful
First recorded in 1225–75, doleful is from the Middle English word dol-ful. See dole2, -ful
Other words from Doleful
dole·ful·ly , adverb
dole·ful·ness , noun
Synonyms for Doleful
afflicted, cast down, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, dirgeful, dismal, dispirited, distressing, dolent, dolorous, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn, funereal, gloomy, grieving, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, painful, piteous, pitiful, plaintive, rueful, sad, somber, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful, wretched