Associations to the word «Plaintive»

Wiktionary

PLAINTIVE, adjective. Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

Dictionary definition

PLAINTIVE, adjective. Expressing sorrow.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche