mournful B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈmɔɹnfəl/ UK /ˈmɔːnfəl/ See IPA manual Freq #30236 Meanings 1 adj Feeling or showing deep sadness or grief. She gave a mournful sigh as she read the sad news. 2 adj Making you feel sad; full of sorrow. The mournful sound of the cello filled the empty hall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeling or showing deep... sorrowfuldoleful 2 adj · making you feel sad; full... plaintive Word family Forms mournfulness Derived forms mournfullymournfulnessovermournfulunmournful Common collocations mournful news Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From mourn + -ful. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mournful **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɔɹnfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɔːnfəl/ **Frequency rank:** 30236 ## Meanings 1. Feeling or showing deep sadness or grief. 2. Making you feel sad; full of sorrow. ## Examples - She gave a mournful sigh as she read the sad news. - The mournful sound of the cello filled the empty hall. ## Derived Forms - mournfully - mournfulness - overmournful - unmournful ## Etymology From mourn + -ful. ## AI Etymology Mournful comes from mourn + -ful. In present-day English its meanings include feeling or showing deep sadness or grief and making you feel sad; full of sorrow. Related and derived forms include mournfully, mournfulness, and overmournful. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown