10 Letter Words for Ruefulness
ruefulness
8 Letter Words for Ruefulness
fernless, fleneurs, flensers, fresnels, runeless, senseful, sneerful
7 Letter Words for Ruefulness
enserfs, ensures, ferules, fleneur, flenser, flenses, flneuse, fresnel, fuelers, furless, nursles, refuels, refuses, rulesse, runless, sulfurs, surfuse, unfrees, unfurls, unreels, unrules, unseels, unselfs, urnfuls
6 Letter Words for Ruefulness
enlure, enserf, ensuer, ensues, ensure, ferule, fesels, fleers, flense, flneur, fresne, fueler, fusees, fusels, fusser, fussle, fusure, lefsen, lefses, lenses, lessen, lesser, nereus, nurses, nursle, refels, refuel, refuse, renule, reself, reuses, rueful, russel, serule, sneers, sulfur, surfle, unfeel, unfele, unfree, unfurl, unless, unreel, unrufe, unrule, unseel, unself, unsere, unsure, ureses, urnful, uruses, useful, usself, usures
5 Letter Words for Ruefulness
elses, ensue, ernes, erses, esnes, essen, euler, eurus, feels, feers, ferns, fesse, fleer, flees, fleur, fluer, flues, flurn, fnese, freen, frees, fress, fuels, furls, fusee, fusel, fuses, leers, lefse, lenes, lense, leres, leses, lessn, lunes, lures, luser, lusus, nurls, nurse, reefs, reels, reens, refel, reles, resue, resun, reune, reuse, rufus, rules, runes, ruses, russe, seels, seers, seles, selfs, sense, sensu, seres, serfs, sfree, sleer, sluer, slues, slurs, sluse, sneer, snees, snurl, suers, sulus, surfs, unfur, unsee, unuse, ursus, users, usure
4 Letter Words for Ruefulness
eels, elfs, elne, else, enes, ense, enuf, eres, erne, erns, erse, eses, esne, esse, eure, feel, feer, fees, fele, fels, fens, fern, fers, feru, fess, feus, flee, flue, flus, free, fren, fuel, funs, furl, furn, furs, fuse, fuss, leef, leer, lees, lene, lens, lere, lese, less, lues, lune, lure, lurs, neer, nefs, nese, ness, nurl, nurs, reef, reel, reen, rees, refl, refs, ruen, rues, rule, rune, runs, ruse, russ, seel, seen, seer, sees, sele, self, sels, sene, sens, sere, serf, sers, sese, slee, slue, slur, snee, snur, suer, sues, sulu, sune, suns, sure, surf, susu, ufer, ules, ulus, ures, urns, urus, usee, user, uses, ussr
3 Letter Words for Ruefulness
eel, een, eer, efl, efs, elf, els, ene, enl, ens, ere, erf, ern, ers, ese, esr, ess, esu, fee, fen, fer, fes, feu, flu, frs, fun, fur, lee, ler, les, leu, lnr, lue, lur, nee, nef, nul, nur, nus, ree, ref, rel, res, rfs, rle, rue, run, see, sel, sen, ser, sle, sse, ssu, sue, suf, sun, sur, sus, ufs, ule, ulu, unl, uns, ure, urf, urn, urs, use, usu
Definitions for Ruefulness
[1] causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable: a rueful plight.
[2] feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful: the rueful look on her face.
[3] feeling or expressing sorrow or repentance a rueful face
[4] inspiring sorrow or pity
Words related to Ruefulness
ruefulmournful, sad, apologetic, ashamed, deplorable, lamentable, remorseful, repentant, sorrowful, sorry
Words nearby Ruefulness
ruefulrudy, rudyard, rue, rue anemone, rue family, rueful, rufen, rufescent, ruff, ruffe, ruffed
Origin of Ruefulness
First recorded in 1175–1225, rueful is from the Middle English word reowful. See rue1, -ful
Other words from Ruefulness
rue·ful·ly , adverb
rue·ful·ness , noun
half-rue·ful , adjective
half-rue·ful·ly , adverb
un·rue·ful , adjective
un·rue·ful·ly , adverb
un·rue·ful·ness , noun
Synonyms for Ruefulness
contrition, penance, repentance, anguish, attrition, compunction, contriteness, debasement, degradation, distress, grief, humiliation, qualm, regret, remorse, rue, ruth, sadness, scruple, self-condemnation, self-flagellation, self-punishment, self-reproach, humbling, remorsefulness, self-castigation
