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dolour vs grief

grief vs dolour

dolour and grief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dolour Yes No No No
grief Yes No No No
As nouns, grief is a hypernym of dolour; that is, grief is a word with a broader meaning than dolour:
  • dolour: (poetry) painful grief
  • grief: intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Other hypernyms of dolour include brokenheartedness, heartache, heartbreak.
dolour (noun) grief (noun)
(poetry) painful grief something that causes great unhappiness
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Difference between dolour and grief

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