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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: plaintiveness (0.00913 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to plaintiveness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: plaintiveness
plaintiveness
n : expressing sorrowfulness
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Plaintiveness
Plaintive
\Plain"tive\, a. [F. plaintif. See
Plaintiff, n.]
1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. --Dryden.
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2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
“The
most plaintive ditty.” --Landor.
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Plain"tive*ly, adv. --
Plain"tive*ness, n.
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