downheartedness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌdaʊnˈhɑrtɪdnəs/ UK /ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪdnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being discouraged or low in spirits A wave of downheartedness swept the team after the final loss. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being... dejectiondespondencydiscouragementgloommelancholydispiritedness ↔ Opposites cheerfulnesselationbuoyancyoptimism Word family Related forms downhearteddownheart Etymology AI details From downhearted (down + hearted) + -ness; down is from Old English dune ('downward') and heart from Old English heorte. dune Old English heorte Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # downheartedness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdaʊnˈhɑrtɪdnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪdnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being discouraged or low in spirits ## Examples - A wave of downheartedness swept the team after the final loss. ## Synonyms - dejection - despondency - discouragement - gloom - melancholy - dispiritedness ## Antonyms - cheerfulness - elation - buoyancy - optimism ## Related Forms - downhearted - down - heart ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dune - Root: heorte ## Etymology From downhearted (down + hearted) + -ness; down is from Old English dune ('downward') and heart from Old English heorte. ## AI Etymology Downheartedness is from downhearted (down + hearted) + -ness; down is from Old English dune ('downward') and heart from Old English heorte. In present-day use, it means the state of being discouraged or low in spirits. Related vocabulary includes downhearted, down, and heart. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown