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grief vs dolour

dolour vs grief

grief and dolour both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grief Yes No No No
dolour Yes No No No
As nouns, dolour is a hyponym of grief; that is, dolour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grief:
  • grief: intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
  • dolour: (poetry) painful grief
Other hyponyms of grief include dolor.
grief (noun) dolour (noun)
something that causes great unhappiness (poetry) painful grief
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
Difference between grief and dolour

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