Thesaurus: sadness

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1. n. Heaviness; firmness.
2. n. Seriousness; gravity; discretion.
3. n. Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection.
4. n. emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
5. n. the state of being sad
6. n. the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
7. 1. Heaviness; firmness. [Obs.] 2. Seriousness; gravity; discretion. [Obs.] Her sadness and her benignity. Chaucer. 3. Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess; sorrowfulness; dejection. Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial visages. Milton. Syn. -- Sorrow; heaviness; dejection. See Grief.
8. n:100 n. emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being n. the state of being sad