mournful
adjectiveHow many syllables in mournful?
There are 2 syllables in the word mournful.How to pronounce mournful:
Definition of mournful:
- mournful (adjective):
- expressing sorrow.
- expressing sorrow sorrowful
- feeling or expressing grief and sadness
Synonyms for mournful:
aching
agonized
anguished
bewailing
bitter
bleak
brokenhearted
cheerless
crying
dark
deploring
depressed
desolate
disconsolate
dismal
doleful
dolorous
down in the dumps
downcast
elegiac
funeral
funereal
gloomy
grief-stricken
grieving
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Antonyms for mournful:
above
admirable
agreeable
airy
alert
alluring
amiable
amused
amusing
animate
animated
appealing
appreciative
as happy as a clam
as happy as a sandboy
as happy as larry
as pleased as punch
at ease
at peace
auspicious
beaming
beatific
befriended
beside oneself with happiness
beside oneself with joy
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