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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.
Synonyms for DOLEFUL: mournful, weeping, funeral, heartbroken, bitter, wailing, grieving, melancholy; Antonyms of DOLEFUL: joyful, triumphant, happy, cheerful, cheery, bright, delighted, smiling
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.
Definition of doleful – Learner’s Dictionary. doleful. adjective. uk / ˈdəʊlf ə l / us. Add to word list. very sad: doleful eyes. (Definition of doleful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of doleful. in Chinese (Traditional) 悲傷的，哀傷的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 悲伤的，哀伤的… See more. in Spanish.
Definition of doleful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
