Mournful | Definition of mournful by Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of MOURNFUL

1

: expressing sorrow : sorrowful

2

: full of sorrow : sad

3

: causing sorrow or melancholy : gloomy

— mourn·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— mourn·ful·ness noun

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15th century

Synonyms: aching, agonized, anguished, bemoaning, bewailing, bitter, deploring, doleful, dolesome, dolorous, funeral, grieving, heartbroken, lamentable, lugubrious, plaintive, plangent, regretful, rueful, sorrowful, sorry, wailing, weeping, woeful

Antonyms: blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat

1

: full of sorrow or sadness <a mournful face>

2

: causing sorrow <mournful news>

— mourn·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb <spoke mournfully>

— mourn·ful·ness noun

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