dolesome

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈdoʊlsəm/ UK /ˈdəʊlsəm/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
causing or expressing sorrow; dismal (archaic, literary)

A dolesome wind moaned through the empty halls.

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Synonyms

1 adj · causing or expressing... mournful dismal sorrowful doleful gloomy woeful dreary

Opposites

cheerful joyful bright

Word family

Derived forms dolesomely

Related forms dole doleful dolorous

Etymology

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

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# 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
- Emotions & Feelings
- Register & Style

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