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
  • Today's top stories Rising prices and stagnant wages fueled frustration during this week's midterm elections, prompting voters to express their discontent at the ballot box.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Nationwide strikes were due to take place on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to join demonstrations voicing discontent with the rising cost of living.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of discontent
Noun
  • Kansas City’s offense has taken a step back with injury woes at receiver and defenses bottling up Kenneth Walker III, but Gang Green should offer far less resistance than Seattle and Denver did in the last two weeks.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The near-deadlock was partly produced because voters, apparently weary of New Zealand's economic woes and apathetic about both Luxon and Hipkins, chose to propel a new entrant group to Parliament for the first time in years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of woe
Noun
  • Earning a ghostly reputation by avoiding gravity and nuclear forces, these abundant particles stream through us daily without leaving a single trace.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The titular term refers to the grace-period moment after a character in a game runs off a cliff but before gravity catches up, when the player can still jump.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of gravity
Noun
  • Passengers will experience a few minutes of weightlessness and get to see the curve of Earth against the blackness of space before coming down for a runway landing back at Spaceport America.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Nori of a perfect blackness, death-like, without the green glints of more common seaweed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of blackness
Noun
  • Anahita Dua, founder and chair of Healthcare for Action, said the political calculation does not necessarily diminish the proposal’s seriousness.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the seriousness of the injuries, an investigation never moved forward and never produced charges against Williams, law enforcement sources said.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 10 Nov. 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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