Associations to the word «Lament»
Noun
- Elegy
- Misfortune
- Fate
- Poem
- Inability
- Ballad
- Loss
- Grief
- Sorrow
- Destruction
- Lover
- Praise
- Misery
- Tear
- Death
- Weep
- Ignorance
- Lyric
- Neglect
- Lament
- Song
- Wail
- Love
- Psalm
- Purcell
- Pathos
- Lullaby
- Macpherson
- Stanza
- Dunbar
- Disappearance
- Absence
- Lack
- Nightingale
- Moan
- Jeremiah
- Downfall
- Plight
- Macleod
- Monologue
- Orpheus
- Woe
- Decline
- Prelude
- Harp
- Innocence
- Keats
- Ode
- Requiem
- Narrator
- Epitaph
- Paddy
- Gallagher
- Folly
- Consolation
- Sadness
- Sovereign
- Keen
- Aria
- Hymn
- Tune
- Groan
- Verse
- Countryman
- Piper
- Quixote
- Chorus
- Funeral
- Fiddle
- Affliction
Adjective
Wiktionary
LAMENT, noun. An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.
LAMENT, noun. A song expressing grief.
LAMENT, verb. (intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
LAMENT, verb. (transitive) To feel great sorrow or regret; to bewail.
Dictionary definition
LAMENT, noun. A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward".
LAMENT, noun. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
LAMENT, noun. A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.
LAMENT, verb. Express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child".
LAMENT, verb. Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.