dolesome C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdoʊlsəm/ UK /ˈdəʊlsəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj causing or expressing sorrow; dismal (archaic, literary) A dolesome wind moaned through the empty halls. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing or expressing... mournfuldismalsorrowfuldolefulgloomywoefuldreary ↔ Opposites cheerfuljoyfulbright Word family Derived forms dolesomely Related forms doledolefuldolorous Etymology AI details From dole ('grief, sorrow') + -some; dole is from Old French doel, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolere ('to grieve'). doel Old French dolere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dolesome **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdoʊlsəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdəʊlsəm/ ## Meanings 1. causing or expressing sorrow; dismal (archaic, literary) ## Examples - A dolesome wind moaned through the empty halls. ## Synonyms - mournful - dismal - sorrowful - doleful - gloomy - woeful - dreary ## Antonyms - cheerful - joyful - bright ## Derived Forms - dolesomely ## Related Forms - dole - doleful - dolorous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: doel - Root: dolere ## Etymology From dole ('grief, sorrow') + -some; dole is from Old French doel, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolere ('to grieve'). ## AI Etymology Dolesome is from dole ('grief, sorrow') + -some; dole is from Old French doel, from Late Latin dolus, from Latin dolere ('to grieve'). Important recorded forms include doel (Old French) and dolere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers causing or expressing sorrow; dismal (archaic, literary). The wider family includes derived forms such as dolesomely and related words such as dole, doleful, and dolorous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Register & Style markdown