plaintive (Meaning)
plaintive (s)
expressing sorrow
plaintive (n.)
Repining; complaining; lamenting.
Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
Synonyms & Antonyms of plaintive
Synonyms:
- gray
- dreary
- bewailing
- bemoaning
- wretched
- miserable
- elegiac
- low
- suffering
- piteous
- downcast
- triste
- downhearted
- low-spirited
- brokenhearted
- dirgelike
- moody
- dejected
- despondent
- disconsolate
- cheerless
- saturnine
- sullen
- pathetic
- dispirited
- dismal
- morbid
- howling
- deploring
- black
- gloomy
- pessimistic
- grey
- morose
- groaning
- woebegone
- moaning
- heartsore
- darkening
- crestfallen
- inconsolable
- elegiacal
- glum
- dolesome
- dark
- forlorn
- bawling
- bleeding
- desolate
- sombre
- joyless
- heartsick
- keening
- careworn
Antonyms:
plaintive Sentence Examples
- The plaintive melody of the violin evoked a profound sense of longing in her soul.
- The abandoned child's plaintive cries pierced the stillness of the night.
- The wind howled a plaintive lament through the barren branches of the trees.
- The plaintive gaze in the dog's eyes conveyed its unspoken sorrow.
- The plaintive notes of a distant guitar carried softly on the evening breeze.
- The elderly woman's plaintive voice trembled as she recounted her life's journey.
- The plaintive song of a mockingbird filled the air with a bittersweet melody.
- The plaintive silence of the empty house whispered secrets of its former inhabitants.
- The plaintive murmur of the waves broke the monotony of the shoreline.
- The plaintive plea for help fell on deaf ears, leaving a void of unanswered prayers.
FAQs About the word plaintive
expressing sorrowRepining; complaining; lamenting., Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
funeral, bitter, heartbroken, weeping, wailing,mournful, depressed, unhappy, lamentable,anguished
cheery, bright, happy, smiling, cheery, smiling,triumphant, triumphant, cheerful, delighted
The plaintive melody of the violin evoked a profound sense of longing in her soul.
The abandoned child's plaintive cries pierced the stillness of the night.
The wind howled a plaintive lament through the barren branches of the trees.
The plaintive gaze in the dog's eyes conveyed its unspoken sorrow.
