mournfulness

Definitions of mournfulness
  1. noun
    a state of gloomy sorrow
    synonyms: ruthfulness, sorrowfulness
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    types:
    woe, woefulness
    intense mournfulness
    plaintiveness
    expressing sorrowfulness
    type of:
    sorrow
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
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"Home" by Anton Chekhov

Bykovsky, a prosecutor in Russia, has a surprisingly difficult time explaining to his seven-year-old son Seryozha why smoking and stealing are wrong. Read the full text here. Here is a link to our list for The Bet by Anton Chekhov.

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