dolorousness

noun

as in woefulness

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  1. mournfulness
  2. discontent
  3. woe
  4. gravity
  5. blackness
  6. seriousness
  7. moodiness
Noun
  • Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 May 2026
Definition of mournfulness
Noun
  • Independents have also registered their discontent with the war in Iran.
    — Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The teenage protesters have struck a chord amid widespread discontent in France.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of discontent
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  • The Panthers’ early season power play woes continued, going 0 for 5 with the man advantage on Saturday to start the campaign 1 for 28 overall.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Regardless, offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel has been busy addressing the offensive unit’s woes.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of woe
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  • Targeting equipment essential to the preservation of fresh products and to the food supply of the French people is of extreme gravity and is unprecedented.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The smaller probe will then head toward the asteroid's surface, a descent that should take two to three hours depending on 269 Justitia's precise gravity, which remains unknown.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of gravity
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  • Nori of a perfect blackness, death-like, without the green glints of more common seaweed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The surf was raging, completely enveloping the craft with only the swaying masts visible in the blackness of the night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blackness
Noun
  • Petersen also was struck by the seriousness of today’s youth.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By early 2023, in response to these trends, NATO stepped up the seriousness and urgency of its discussions on Russian hybrid activity.
    — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of seriousness
Noun
  • The band is reaching further beyond its guitar-rock foundations, pushing deeper into electronic moodiness and orchestral sweep in songs that feel more designed than banged out.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Yet his history of cancellations, perpetual moodiness and ongoing string of underwhelming work frame this as a bet with long odds.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of moodiness
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“Dolorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolorousness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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