plaint

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /pleɪnt/ UK /pleɪnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an expression of grief or complaint; a lament

The poem is a plaint for a lost beloved.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an expression of grief or... lament complaint lamentation wail grievance moan dirge

Word family

Related forms plaintive plaintiff complaint complain

Etymology

From Middle English plainte, from Old French plainte ('lamentation'), from Latin planctus ('a beating of the breast, lamentation'), from plangere ('to beat, lament').

plainte Old French planctus Latin plangere Latin

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# plaint

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pleɪnt/
**IPA (UK):** /pleɪnt/

## Meanings
1. an expression of grief or complaint; a lament

## Examples
- The poem is a plaint for a lost beloved.

## Synonyms
- lament
- complaint
- lamentation
- wail
- grievance
- moan
- dirge

## Related Forms
- plaintive
- plaintiff
- complaint
- complain

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: plainte
- Root: planctus
- Root: plangere

## Etymology
From Middle English plainte, from Old French plainte ('lamentation'), from Latin planctus ('a beating of the breast, lamentation'), from plangere ('to beat, lament').

## AI Etymology
Plaint comes from Middle English plainte, from Old French plainte ('lamentation'), from Latin planctus ('a beating of the breast, lamentation'), from plangere ('to beat, lament'). The etymological trail includes Old French plainte, Latin planctus, and Latin plangere. As a noun, plaint means an expression of grief or complaint; a lament. The same family is visible in related forms such as plaintive, plaintiff, complaint, and complain.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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