tristis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, two-termination) sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
2. (declension-3, two-termination) sorrowful, mournful
3. (declension-3, two-termination) disagreeable, harsh, bitter (of taste)
4. (declension-3, two-termination) foul, offensive (of smell)

Concepts

sad

☹️

doleful

mournful

disconsolate

sorrowful

unhappy

☹️

yearnful

luctiferous

griefed

sowerful

plaintive

dolorous

Opposite of

laetus, alacer, vīvus, fēlīx

Synonyms

maestus

☹️

lacrimosus

lugubris

queribundus

Translations

triste

☹️

traurig

☹️

triste

☹️

triste

☹️

triste

☹️

üzgün

☹️

λυπημένος

حزين

☹️

xemgîn

☹️

treurig

☹️

droevig

☹️

trist

☹️

betrübt

trübsinnig

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtriːs.tɪs]

Etymology

Unknown. Variously compared to Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī (“bold, daring”), Ancient Greek δριμύς (drimús, “sharp; bitter”) and Old Church Slavonic дрѧхлъ (dręxlŭ, “sad”).