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sorrowfulness vs bereavement

bereavement vs sorrowfulness

sorrowfulness and bereavement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sorrowfulness Yes No No No
bereavement Yes No No No
As nouns, bereavement is a hyponym of sorrowfulness; that is, bereavement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sorrowfulness:
  • sorrowfulness: the state of being sad
  • bereavement: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Other hyponyms of sorrowfulness include mourning, poignance, poignancy.
sorrowfulness (noun) bereavement (noun)
a state of gloomy sorrow state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
the state of being sad
Difference between sorrowfulness and bereavement

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