Sadness

Pronunciation

Origin

sad + -ness

Full definition of sadness

Noun

sadness

(countable and uncountable; plural sadnesss)

(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
(countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.She has experienced many sadnesses in her forty years.

Synonyms

(state of being sad) forlornness, melancholy
(event causing sadness) misfortune, woe