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adjective. uk / ˈdəʊl.f ə l / us / ˈdoʊl.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a doleful expression. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY) mournful. plaintive. sad (NOT HAPPY)
1. : full of grief : cheerless. a doleful face. 2. : expressing grief : sad. a doleful melody. 3. : causing grief or affliction. a doleful loss. dolefully. ˈdōl-fə-lē. adverb. dolefulness noun. Synonyms. aching. agonized. anguished. bemoaning. bewailing. bitter. deploring. dolesome.
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
To be doleful is to be down in the dumps, to have a hole in your soul, to be full of woe. Doleful has nothing to do with a doe, a deer or a female deer. Unless one of those animals has a really sad look in its eyes. Expressions can be doleful, ditto a song or a set of circumstances.
Meaning of doleful in English. doleful. adjective. us / ˈdoʊl.f ə l / uk / ˈdəʊl.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a doleful expression. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY)
Doleful definition: sorrowful; mournful; melancholy. See examples of DOLEFUL used in a sentence.
Define doleful. doleful synonyms, doleful pronunciation, doleful translation, English dictionary definition of doleful. adj. 1. Filled with or expressing grief; mournful. See Synonyms at sad.
