plaintive

(plān'tĭv)
adj.
Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy.

[Middle English plaintif, from Old French, aggrieved, lamenting, from plaint, complaint. See plaint.]

plaintively plain'tive·ly adv.
plaintiveness plain'tive·ness n.

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adjective

Full of or expressive of sorrow: doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, rueful, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: pathetic, woebegone
Antonyms: cheerful, happy

For a list of words related to plaintive, see:

• Weak, Fearful, or Anxious
• Sad, Serious, Pessimistic, or Discontented

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vemodsfuld, klagende

Nederlands (Dutch)
klagend, somber (klinkend)

Français (French)
adj. - plaintif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - klagend, traurig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θρηνώδης, κλαψιάρικος, γοερός, παραπονιάρικος

Italiano (Italian)
lamentoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - queixoso (Jur.), triste

Русский (Russian)
жалобный, печальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - quejumbroso, lastimero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klagande, vemodsfylld, sorgsen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲哀的, 哀伤的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 悲哀的, 哀傷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 애처로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悲しげな, 哀調に満ちた, 哀れな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حزين, كئيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתחנן, עצוב, נוגה‬

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