Associations to the word «Ruefulness»
Wiktionary
RUEFULNESS, noun. The property of being rueful.
Dictionary definition
RUEFULNESS, noun. 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".
Wise words
A kind word warms a man throughout three winters.