PLAINTIVE


Meaning of PLAINTIVE in English

— plaintively , adv. — plaintiveness , n.

/playn"tiv/ , adj.

expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.

[ 1350-1400; PLAINT + -IVE; r. ME plaintif ]

Syn . wistful, sorrowful, sad.

Ant . happy, joyful.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .