Definition
Full of grief or sorrow; deeply sad or mournful.
Etymology
From 'grief' (deep sorrow) plus '-ful' (a suffix meaning 'full of'). This archaic adjective construction was more common in Middle English and older literature.
Kelly Says
While we still use 'grief-stricken' today, 'griefful' appears constantly in Shakespearean and medieval texts—the suffix '-ful' for emotions was incredibly productive in Old and Middle English, creating words like 'sorrowful,' 'mournful,' and 'griefful' that felt more poetic than 'sad.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ሰ ưuን
en-de se-u-un
ARالعربية
محمل بالحزن
muh-mal bil-ha-zun
BNবাংলা
দুঃখে ভর্তি
duhkhe bhor-ti
CACatalà
plent de dolor
ple-nt de doh-lor
CSČeština
plný smutkem
pl-ny smu-tkem
DADansk
fyldt med sorg
fillt med so-rg
DEDeutsch
von Trauer erfüllt
fon traur-eh er-fillt
ELΕλληνικά
γεμάτος από πόνο
ye-ma-tos apo po-no
ESEspañol
lleno de dolor
y-e-no de doh-lor
FAفارسی
پر از غم
par az gham
FISuomi
surua täynnä
su-ruu ta-y-nna
FRFrançais
plein de chagrin
pl-en de shah-zhee-n
HEעברית
מלא צער
me-la tza-ar
HIहिन्दी
दुःख से भरा हुआ
dukh se bhara hua
HUMagyar
szomorúságtól teli
smo-roos-a-tolt teh-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
penuh duka
pe-nuh doo-kah
IGIG
nwere ụzọ
nwere oo-zo
ITItaliano
colmo di dolore
kol-mo di doh-lo-reh
JA日本語
悲しみでいっぱい
kanashimi de ippai
KKKK
қасіетті
ka-she-et-ti
KO한국어
슬픔으로 가득하다
seulpeum-e-ro ga-deuk-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
penuh kesedihan
pen-uh ke-se-di-han
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကောင်း
seet-ka-ung
NLNederlands
volle van verdriet
vol-le van ver-drie-et
NONorsk
full av sorg
full av so-rg
PLPolski
przepełniony żalem
prze-pe-l-n-y-y zha-lem
PTPortuguês
cheio de tristeza
she-ee-o de treh-suh-sah
RORomână
împins de durere
im-pins de doo-reh-reh
RUРусский
переполненный горем
pere-pol-nen-nyy go-rem
SVSvenska
fylld av sorg
fillt av so-rg
SWKiswahili
meja na huzuni
me-ja na hoo-zu-ni
TAதமிழ்
கவலையுடன் நிறைந்தது
ka-va-lai-yudan nrai-n-thathu
TEతెలుగు
వేదనతో నిండి
veda-natho ni-ndi
THไทย
เต็มไปด้วยความเศร้า
tem-pai-due khwam-sa-rao
TLTL
punong lungkot
pu-non lung-kot
TRTürkçe
üzüntüyle doludur
üz-ün-tü-yle do-lu-dur
UKУкраїнська
повний смутом
pov-nyy smo-tom
URاردو
غم سے بھرا ہوا
gham se bhara hua
VITiếng Việt
tràn đầy nỗi buồn
tran-day noi-boo-n
ZUZU
ezingelwe
eh-zing-el-weh