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