mournful, sorrowful, pathetic, sad, wistful
The adjective "plaintive" means sad, or mournful, as in a victim's plaintive cry. Other synonyms may be sorrowful or doleful.* Should not be confused with the legal noun plaintiff, which is the accuser in a civil case.
I was drawn to the ravine by the cow's plaintive mooing.
Plaintive is an adjective.
The cat let out a few plaintive yet resigned meows as I pushed him into his cat carrier.The radio was playing a haunting, plaintive tune that was beautiful but entirely too depressing for a bar on a Friday night.The car ride home was a plaintive, silent one, compared to the rowdy, ebullient spirits we were in on the way there.The entire evening was continuously punctuated by her loud, plaintive sighs, as if staying at a roadside motel was the worst thing that had ever happened to anyone.He made a plaintive whistling sound!The girl was very plaintive after she and her boyfriend broke up.
He and his cat both called in a plaintive voice as they waited for their supper.
Pathetic as in pitiful: Pitiable, distressing, upsetting, plaintive, poignant, heartbreaking, harrowing, wretched, or forlorn.Pathetic as in weak: Sorry, poor, lamentable, deplorable, woeful, inadequate, unsatisfactory, or feeble.
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Yes, plaintive typically means expressing sorrow or sadness, often through a mournful tone or demeanor.
hopefully you mean other words like synonyms these are the synonyms: anguished, tormented, tortured, bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal)bitter, brokenhearted, heartbroken, heartsick, dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping, elegiac, grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending, lamenting, wailing, wailfullugubriousmournful, plaintive, sad,woe, begone, woeful
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Winnie's mother and grandmother sat plaintive all afternoon in the parlor ... their hair unsettled and their knees loose. p. 116.6. plaintive = a little unhappy.
A plaintive poem is a type of poem that expresses sorrow, sadness, or longing. It often conveys emotions of grief or loss, and may have a mournful tone or content. These poems can evoke empathy and resonate with readers who have experienced similar emotions.