Definition
The quality or state of being dolorous; the characteristic of expressing or filled with deep sorrow and sadness.
Etymology
Created by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'dolorous'. This suffix, from Old English '-nes', converts adjectives into abstract nouns describing qualities or states.
Kelly Says
English speakers love turning adjectives into abstract nouns with '-ness'—it's such a common pattern that we can apply it to almost any adjective to discuss the quality itself, which is why 'dolorousness' feels natural even if it's rarely used.
Translations
CSČeština
smutek
sh-moo-tek
DADansk
melankkoli
me-lan-ko-li
DEDeutsch
Schmerzhaftigkeit
shmerz-haf-tig-keit
ESEspañol
amargura
a-mar-goo-ra
FRFrançais
amertume
a-mer-tyoo-m
HUMagyar
szomorúság
sho-mo-roos-ag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesedihan
ke-se-di-han
ITItaliano
amarezza
a-ma-rez-za
MSBahasa Melayu
kesedihan
ke-se-di-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာရေး
ka-jin-ma-ra-yee
NLNederlands
droefheid
droef-heid
PLPolski
smutek
sh-moo-tek
PTPortuguês
amargura
a-mar-goo-ra
RORomână
tristețe
trist-e-te
SVSvenska
mörker
moor-ker
SWKiswahili
maumivu
ma-oo-moo-voo
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்ச்சியான வருத்தம்
to-dar-cha-iyaan va-ruth-tham
TEతెలుగు
దుఃఖం
doo-h-kha-m
THไทย
ความเศร้า
kwan se-ra
TLTL
kalungkutan
ka-lun-g-ku-tan
TRTürkçe
üzüntü
oo-zoo-ntoo
VITiếng Việt
buồn bã
boo-on ba