mournful

adjective

How many syllables in mournful?

There are 2 syllables in the word mournful.

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Divide mournful into syllables:

mourn · ful

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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