plaintive (Meaning)
plaintive (s)
expressing sorrow
plaintive (n.)
Repining; complaining; lamenting.
Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
Synonyms & Antonyms of plaintive
Synonyms:
- grey
- moody
- heartsore
- pessimistic
- pathetic
- bemoaning
- wretched
- downhearted
- desolate
- morbid
- woebegone
- forlorn
- dejected
- bleeding
- gloomy
- saturnine
- triste
- low
- low-spirited
- miserable
- elegiac
- sullen
- dirgelike
- crestfallen
- howling
- glum
- dark
- brokenhearted
- inconsolable
- disconsolate
- despondent
- bewailing
- dreary
- careworn
- heartsick
- bawling
- gray
- keening
- elegiacal
- sombre
- groaning
- dispirited
- piteous
- downcast
- black
- dolesome
- suffering
- dismal
- deploring
- darkening
- joyless
- moaning
- morose
- cheerless
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.
weeping, funeral,mournful, wailing, bitter, heartbroken, grieving, agonized, lugubrious, rueful
bright, joyful, cheery, smiling, cheerful, bright, happy, triumphant, delighted, joyful
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.
