mourning vs sorrowfulness
sorrowfulness vs mourningmourning and sorrowfulness both are nouns.
mourning is an adjective but sorrowfulness is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mourning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| sorrowfulness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sorrowfulness is a hypernym of
mourning; that is, sorrowfulness is a
word with a broader meaning than mourning:
- mourning: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
- sorrowfulness: the state of being sad
| mourning (noun) | sorrowfulness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | a state of gloomy sorrow |
| state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one | the state of being sad |
| mourning (adjective) | sorrowfulness (adjective) |
|---|---|
| sorrowful through loss or deprivation |
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