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doleful

(doʊlfʊl)

adjective

A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable.

He gave me a long, doleful look.

Synonyms: mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing More Synonyms of doleful

dolefully adverb [ADVERB with verb]

'I don't know why they left,' he said dolefully.

doleful in British English

(ˈdəʊlfʊl)

adjective

dreary; mournful

Archaic word: dolesome (ˈdəʊlsəm)

Derived forms

dolefully (ˈdolefully) or archaic dolesomely (ˈdolesomely)

adverb

dolefulness (ˈdolefulness)

noun

doleful in American English

(ˈdoʊlfəl)

adjective

full of or causing sorrow or sadness; mournful; melancholy

: also ; Rare ˈdolesome (ˈdoʊlsəm)

SIMILAR WORDS: sad

Derived forms

dolefully (ˈdolefully)

adverb

dolefulness (ˈdolefulness)

noun

Word origin

ME dolful < dol, grief (< OFr doel < VL dolus, grief, pain < L dolere, to suffer < IE base *del-, *dol-, to split, cut) + -ful, -ful

Examples of 'doleful' in a sentence
doleful

His face is long and can look doleful when he is not smiling.So it was not very pleasant when she opened the door of her room, to see Martha standing waiting for her with a doleful face.I told him he needed looking after and he looked so doleful and childlike I gave him a hug.

(adjective) in the sense of mournful

Definition

dreary or mournful

He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.

Synonyms

mournful

He looked mournful, even near to tears.

sad

The loss left me feeling sad and empty.

gloomy

Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy.

depressing

the depressing thought of his mother's death

low

`I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low.

painful

distressing

dismal

You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.

melancholy

It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.

dreary

a dreary little town in the Midwest

sombre

The pair were in sombre mood.

pitiful

It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.

forlorn

He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off.

woeful

a woeful ballad about lost love

lugubrious

He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious.

sorrowful

His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful.

wretched

The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart.

funereal

He addressed the group in funereal tones.

cheerless

They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls.

woebegone

She sniffed and looked quite woebegone.

down in the mouth

dolorous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cheerless

Definition

dreary or gloomy

They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls.

Synonyms

miserable,

sad,

depressed,

unhappy,

gloomy,

dismal,

melancholy,

forlorn,

sullen,

woeful,

mournful,

dejected,

despondent,

sorrowful,

disconsolate,

joyless,

woebegone,

dolorous

in the sense of depressing

the depressing thought of his mother's death

Synonyms

bleak,

black,

sad,

distressing,

discouraging,

gloomy,

daunting,

hopeless,

dismal,

melancholy,

dreary,

harrowing,

saddening,

sombre,

heartbreaking,

dispiriting,

disheartening,

funereal,

dejecting

in the sense of dismal

Definition

gloomy and depressing

You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.

Synonyms

sad,

gloomy,

melancholy,

black,

dark,

depressing,

discouraging,

bleak,

dreary,

sombre,

forlorn,

despondent,

lugubrious,

sorrowful,

wretched,

funereal,

cheerless,

dolorous

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doleful

doldrums
dole
dole something out
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doll
doll yourself up or get dolled up
dollop

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单词	doleful
释义	Trends of doleful View usage for: doleful (doʊlfʊl) adjective A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. He gave me a long, doleful look. Synonyms: mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing More Synonyms of doleful dolefully adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'I don't know why they left,' he said dolefully. doleful in British English (ˈdəʊlfʊl) adjective dreary; mournful Archaic word: dolesome (ˈdəʊlsəm) Derived forms dolefully (ˈdolefully) or archaic dolesomely (ˈdolesomely) adverb dolefulness (ˈdolefulness) noun doleful in American English (ˈdoʊlfəl) adjective full of or causing sorrow or sadness; mournful; melancholy : also ; Rare ˈdolesome (ˈdoʊlsəm) SIMILAR WORDS: sad Derived forms dolefully (ˈdolefully) adverb dolefulness (ˈdolefulness) noun Word origin ME dolful < dol, grief (< OFr doel < VL dolus, grief, pain < L dolere, to suffer < IE base del-, dol-, to split, cut) + -ful, -ful Examples of 'doleful' in a sentence doleful His face is long and can look doleful when he is not smiling. Times, Sunday Times (2006) So it was not very pleasant when she opened the door of her room, to see Martha standing waiting for her with a doleful face. Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911) I told him he needed looking after and he looked so doleful and childlike I gave him a hug. The Sun (2007) (adjective) in the sense of mournful Definition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. Synonyms mournful He looked mournful, even near to tears. sad The loss left me feeling sad and empty. gloomy Officials say the outlook for next year is gloomy. depressing the depressing thought of his mother's death low `I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low. painful distressing dismal You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. melancholy It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. dreary a dreary little town in the Midwest sombre The pair were in sombre mood. pitiful It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen. forlorn He looked a forlorn figure as he limped off. woeful a woeful ballad about lost love lugubrious He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious. sorrowful His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful. wretched The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart. funereal He addressed the group in funereal tones. cheerless They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls. woebegone She sniffed and looked quite woebegone. down in the mouth dolorous Additional synonyms in the sense of cheerless Definition dreary or gloomy They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls. Synonyms miserable, sad, depressed, unhappy, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, sullen, woeful, mournful, dejected, despondent, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, woebegone, dolorous in the sense of depressing the depressing thought of his mother's death Synonyms bleak, black, sad, distressing, discouraging, gloomy, daunting, hopeless, dismal, melancholy, dreary, harrowing, saddening, sombre, heartbreaking, dispiriting, disheartening, funereal, dejecting in the sense of dismal Definition gloomy and depressing You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. Synonyms sad, gloomy, melancholy, black, dark, depressing, discouraging, bleak, dreary, sombre, forlorn, despondent, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, dolorous Nearby words of doleful doldrums dole dole something out doleful doll doll yourself up or get dolled up dollop Synonyms of 'doleful' doleful Explore 'doleful' in the dictionary
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