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sadness vs sorrow

sorrow vs sadness

sadness and sorrow both are nouns.

sadness is not a verb while sorrow is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sadness Yes No No No
sorrow Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sorrow is a hyponym of sadness; that is, sorrow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sadness:
  • sadness: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
  • sorrow: an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
Other hyponyms of sadness include dolefulness, heaviness, melancholy, misery, desolation, forlornness, loneliness, tearfulness, weepiness, regret, rue, ruefulness, cheerlessness, uncheerfulness, depression, dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness.
As nouns, sadness and sorrow are synonyms defined as:
  • sadness and sorrow: the state of being sad
Other synonyms of sadness include sorrowfulness.
sadness (noun) sorrow (noun)
the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness something that causes great unhappiness
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
the state of being sad sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
the state of being sad
sadness (verb) sorrow (verb)
feel grief
Difference between sadness and sorrow

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