sadness B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈsædnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #6069 Meanings 1 noun The feeling of being unhappy. She felt a deep sadness when her friend moved away. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the feeling of being unhappy. sorrowmelancholy More bluenessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondespondencydistressdolefulnessdownheartednessdreariheadforlornnessgrief ↔ Opposites happiness Etymology AI details From Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad + -ness. sadnesse Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sadness **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsædnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 6069 ## Meanings 1. The feeling of being unhappy. ## Examples - She felt a deep sadness when her friend moved away. ## Synonyms - blueness - blues - crestfallenness - dejection - depression - despondency - distress - dolefulness - downheartedness - drearihead - forlornness - grief ## Antonyms - happiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sadnesse - Affix: -ness - state ## Etymology From Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad + -ness. ## AI Etymology Sadness comes from Middle English sadnesse, equivalent to sad + -ness. Modern senses include the feeling of being unhappy.. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown