Associations to the word «Mournful»

Wiktionary

MOURNFUL, adjective. Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
MOURNFUL, adjective. Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.

Dictionary definition

MOURNFUL, adjective. Expressing sorrow.
MOURNFUL, adjective. Filled with or evoking sadness; "the child's doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King