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