woefulness

woefulness
the quality of being woeful

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  • Woefulness — Woe ful*ness, Wofulness Wo ful*ness, n. The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • woefulness — noun see woeful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • woefulness — See woefully. * * * …   Universalium

  • woefulness — n. sorrow, grief; sadness, misery …   English contemporary dictionary

  • woefulness — woe·ful·ness …   English syllables

  • woefulness — noun intense mournfulness • Syn: ↑woe • Derivationally related forms: ↑woeful • Hypernyms: ↑mournfulness, ↑sorrowfulness, ↑ruthfulness …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wofulness — Woefulness Woe ful*ness, Wofulness Wo ful*ness, n. The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • u̯reg- (and u̯erg-?) (*su̯erg-) —     u̯reg (and u̯erg ?) (*su̯erg )     English meaning: to push, drag, drive     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stoßen, drängen, puffen, treiben, feindselig verfolgen”     Material: O.Ind. perhaps vrájati ‘schreitet, goes”, pra vrüja yati “läßt wandern …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • Direness — Dire ness, n. [Dire + ness.] Terribleness; horror; woefulness. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • woeful — also woful adjective Date: 14th century 1. full of woe ; grievous < woeful prophecies > 2. involving or bringing woe 3. lamentably bad or serious ; deplorable < woeful ignorance > • woefully …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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