rue vs sadness
sadness vs ruerue and sadness both are nouns.
rue is a verb but sadness is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rue | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| sadness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sadness is a hypernym of
rue; that is, sadness is a
word with a broader meaning than rue:
- rue: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
- sadness: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
Other hypernyms of rue include
unhappiness.
| rue (noun) | sadness (noun) |
|---|---|
| (French) a street or road in France | the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness |
| sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
| leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy | the state of being sad |
| European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy |
| rue (verb) | sadness (verb) |
|---|---|
| feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about |
Words related to "rue"
Words related to "sadness"
- bereavement
- cheerlessness
- dejectedness
- depression
- desolation
- dispiritedness
- dolefulness
- downheartedness
- feeling
- forlornness
- gloominess
- happiness
- heaviness
- loneliness
- low-spiritedness
- lowness
- lugubriousness
- melancholy
- misery
- mourning
- poignance
- poignancy
- regret
- rue
- ruefulness
- sad
- sorrow
- sorrowfulness
- tearfulness
- uncheerfulness
- unhappiness
- weepiness
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