plaintive Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- somber
- agonized
- unhappy
- funereal
- crying
- rueful
- lamentable
- doleful
- depressed
- woeful
- grieving
- bleak
- sad
- melancholy
- aching
- tearful
- dolorous
- plangent
- sorry
- sorrowful
- anguished
- lugubrious
- regretful
Weak:
- groaning
- downhearted
- dispirited
- bemoaning
- grey
- miserable
- heartsore
- brokenhearted
- downcast
- wretched
- dejected
- joyless
- morose
- morbid
- forlorn
- darkening
- bleeding
- sombre
- careworn
- gloomy
- pessimistic
- dreary
- piteous
- dark
- elegiac
- howling
- crestfallen
- black
- dismal
- woebegone
- moody
- heartsick
- triste
- dirgelike
- inconsolable
- saturnine
- sullen
- low
- moaning
- disconsolate
- cheerless
- glum
- elegiacal
- desolate
- deploring
- gray
- low-spirited
- pathetic
- despondent
- keening
- bawling
- dolesome
- suffering
- bewailing
Strongest:
- cheery
- smiling
- cheery
- joyful
- happy
- bright
- laughing
- happy
- delighted
- cheerful
- triumphant
- cheerful
- laughing
- joyful
- smiling
- bright
- delighted
- triumphant
Strong:
- lighthearted
- rhapsodic
- cheering
- exulting
- rhapsodic
- optimistic
- blithe
- rejoicing
- merry
- blithe
- blissful
- optimistic
- hopeful
- glorying
- buoyant
- buoyant
- hopeful
- cheering
- lighthearted
- blissful
- jolly
- joyous
- encouraging
- joyous
- glorying
- rejoicing
- mirthful
- mirthful
- exulting
- merry
- jolly
- encouraging
Weak:
plaintive Meaning
plaintive (s)
expressing sorrow
plaintive (n.)
Repining; complaining; lamenting.
Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
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, weeping, wailing,mournful, heartbroken, bitter, somber, agonized, unhappy, funereal
cheery, smiling, cheery, joyful, happy, bright, laughing, happy, delighted, cheerful
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.
