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