Found 2 items, similar to ruefulness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ruefulness ruefulness n : sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; “he drank to drown his sorrows”; “he wrote a note expressing his regret”; “to his rue, the error cost him the game” [syn: sorrow, regret, rue]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ruefulness Rueful \Rue"ful\, a. 1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing sorrow. “Rueful faces.” --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] -- Rue"ful*ly, adv. -- Rue"ful*ness, n. [1913 Webster]