plaintive
Meaning
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
Synonyms
mournful melody
expressive of complaint
Translations
lastimero
plaintif
lamentoso
traurig
queribundus
fúnebre
γοερόςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpleɪntɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English pleintif, plentyff, from French plaintif (“aggrieved, lamenting”), from plainte (“lament, complaint”); see plaint. Doublet of plaintiff.
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