Thesaurus: mourning

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Mourn
2. n. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
3. n. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.
4. a. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
5. a. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.
6. adj. sorrowful through loss or deprivation
7. n. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
8. n. the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
9. 1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow. 2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black. The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. Dryden. Deep mourning. See under Deep. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads. -- Mourning dove (Zoöl.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove. -- Mourning warbler (Zoöl.), an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
10. n:100 n. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one