plaintiveness

noun

Definition of plaintivenessnext
as in melancholy

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“Plaintiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiveness. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.

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