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plaintive vs sorrowful
sorrowful vs plaintive
plaintive
and
sorrowful
both are
adjectives
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
plaintive
No
Yes
No
No
sorrowful
No
Yes
No
No
plaintive (adjective)
sorrowful (adjective)
expressing sorrow
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
Words related to "
plaintive
"
mournful
plaintiveness
sorrowful
Words related to "
sorrowful
"
anguished
bereaved
bereft
bitter
brokenhearted
dolorous
dolourous
elegiac
grief-stricken
grieving
grievous
heartbreaking
heartbroken
heartrending
heartsick
joyful
joyless
lachrymose
lamenting
lugubrious
mournful
mourning
plaintive
sad
sorrowfulness
sorrowing
tearful
tormented
tortured
unhappy
wailful
wailing
weeping
woebegone
woeful
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