DOLOROUSNESS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

dolorousness

noun

as in woefulness

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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

While the result is not in doubt, external observers will be paying close attention to voter turnout and the margin of United Russia’s victory for any signs of public discontent after more than four-and-a-half years of war.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Impelled by increasing discontent, the Americans and Soviets tentatively entered arms-control discussions.

— Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

But faster growth clearly is key to addressing city government’s structural deficits and the fiscal woes that scare too many investors and companies away from doing business here for fear of far higher taxes in the future.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
With the advent of AI and amid corporate mergers and production woes, cinema is at a tipping point, but this assembly of panelists is optimistic.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of woe

Noun

Football players frequently experience impacts that briefly subject their brains to as much as 180 times the pull of gravity (G).

— Mike McRae September 15, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
So when the foreground star passes almost exactly in front of the more distant one, its gravity bends some of the background star’s light toward you.

— Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

In the foreground, the telescope's payload adapter can be seen, while just behind, the orbital observatory floats into the blackness of space with its solar arrays still folded for launch.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Totality was extraordinary, with a circle of blackness in the sky.

— Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of blackness

Noun

There’s a lot that happens, there’s a lot of death hanging over this season, so there’s a seriousness to it, as well as all the fun.

— Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
In all seriousness, the Jays probably need at least one starting pitcher and one mid-lineup bat.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of seriousness

Noun

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
Lana Del Rey’s gradient shade offers a beautiful blend of warm brunette tones that are intoxicating and rich to match the moodiness of fall.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of moodiness

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