lamentable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ləˈmɛntəbəl/ UK /ˈlæməntəbl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
deserving sorrow or regret; deplorable

It was a lamentable failure of leadership at every level.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · deserving sorrow or regret;... deplorable regrettable woeful grievous unfortunate pitiful wretched

Opposites

admirable praiseworthy fortunate commendable

Word family

Forms lamentably

Derived forms lamentablylamentableness

Related forms lament lamentation

Etymology

From Old French lamentable, from Latin lamentabilis ('mournful'), from lamentari ('to wail, lament').

lamentabilis Latin lamentari Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# lamentable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ləˈmɛntəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlæməntəbl/

## Meanings
1. deserving sorrow or regret; deplorable

## Examples
- It was a lamentable failure of leadership at every level.

## Synonyms
- deplorable
- regrettable
- woeful
- grievous
- unfortunate
- pitiful
- wretched

## Antonyms
- admirable
- praiseworthy
- fortunate
- commendable

## Derived Forms
- lamentably
- lamentableness

## Related Forms
- lament
- lamentation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lamentabilis
- Root: lamentari

## Etymology
From Old French lamentable, from Latin lamentabilis ('mournful'), from lamentari ('to wail, lament').

## AI Etymology
Lamentable comes from Old French lamentable, from Latin lamentabilis ('mournful'), from lamentari ('to wail, lament'). The historical trail runs through Latin lamentabilis and Latin lamentari. In modern use it means deserving sorrow or regret; deplorable. Derived formations include lamentably, lamentableness; related forms include lament, lamentation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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