sadness
noun/ˈsædnəs/
/ˈsædnəs/
- [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being sad
- memories tinged with sadness
- I felt a deep sadness.
- It is with great sadness that we report the death of James Banks yesterday.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1- He expressed his sadness about what had happened.
- He saw the sadness on her face.
- I had brought nothing but sadness to my family.
- Kate felt a great sadness for those who had lost their houses.
- There was a hint of sadness in her voice.
- a lonely place with an air of sadness
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- overwhelming
- …
- hint
- tinge
- touch
- …
- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
- fill something
- creep over somebody
- overcome somebody
- …
- with sadness
- sadness about
- sadness at
- …
- an air of sadness
- an aura of sadness
- a note of sadness
- …
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- [countable, usually plural] something which makes you sad
- our joys and sadnesses
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- overwhelming
- …
- hint
- tinge
- touch
- …
- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
- fill something
- creep over somebody
- overcome somebody
- …
- with sadness
- sadness about
- sadness at
- …
- an air of sadness
- an aura of sadness
- a note of sadness
- …
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