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

Kyiv, meanwhile, aims to sow economic discontent among Russians with strikes against oil refineries and e-commerce warehouses, but experts argued domestic upheaval is unlikely to change Moscow’s calculus.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The Frenchman’s preparations for that game at Everton had already been undermined earlier in the week when there had been suggestions of discontent from Ismaila Sarr, last season’s top scorer and player of the year.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

Illinois’ chunk of that multistate settlement is certainly a tidy sum that could help chip away at Chicago Public Schools’ budget woes.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
The water woes must be seen in the context of Puerto Rico’s dependency on the United States.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of woe

Noun

There’s a gravity, even a melancholy to her Mary Stone, which drew on Fabares’ ability to project a genuine inner life into the least promising scenarios.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Biting into it feels tectonic, cracking and flaking and crumbling, the gravity of umami keeping it all together.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

These statements show a total disregard for confidentiality, basic investigative standards and the seriousness of ethics violations.

— Collin Corbett, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Adults’s Gen-Z characters tend to see their comforts as transient, their identities as mutable, and seriousness as an annoying obligation, all of which the second season pokes at a bit.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of seriousness

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The game feels more atmospheric with fog and snow effects, while the lighting increases the realism and moodiness of the campaign.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
The video’s moodiness subtly underscores the fact that the lion’s share of these tracks are built on one muffled breakbeat, which tolls like clockwork across the LP.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

Definition of moodiness

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