MOURNFUL


Meaning of MOURNFUL in English

mourn ‧ ful /ˈmɔːnf ə l $ ˈmɔːrn-/ BrE AmE adjective

very sad:

Durant was thin, mournful and silent.

the slow, mournful music of the bagpipes

—mournfully adverb

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THESAURUS

▪ sad not happy:

She felt sad as she waved goodbye.

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a sad and lonely figure

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a sad face

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a sad film

▪ unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time:

I was unhappy at school.

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an unhappy childhood

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He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.

▪ homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends:

She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.

▪ down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason:

Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes.

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She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.

▪ gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather:

Why are you all looking so gloomy?

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the gloomy immigration office

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a gloomy afternoon in February

▪ dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen:

‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected.

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a downcast expression

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He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.

▪ mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad:

the dog’s big mournful eyes

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the mournful sound of the church bell

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a mournful expression

▪ glum looking sad and disappointed:

Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time.

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They sat in glum silence.

▪ wistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different:

She looked at him with a wistful smile.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.