Synonyms for dolefulness

Most common

misery · sadness · unhappiness

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Noun

Antonyms

joy, happiness, mirth

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

Example sentences

• misery Tom blamed all his misery on planned obsolescence.
• sadness There was also an irrefutable sadness in his eyes.
• unhappiness This created a lot of unhappiness in Yanni's life.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

misery³

7 letters

sadness²

11 letters

unhappiness⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (misery³ = 3 syllables).