plaintive [adjective]

Definition of plaintive:

expressing sorrow

Synonyms of plaintive:

● Mournful

● Sad

● Dolorous

● Woeful

● Melancholy

● Sorrowful

● Disconsolate

● Doleful

● Grievous


Opposite/Antonyms of plaintive:

● Happy

● Cheerful

● Joyful

● Blithesome

● Thankful

● Mirthful

● Blissful

● Celebratory


Sentence/Example of plaintive:

She invites the audience to sing along to a plaintive, hymnal Rivers of Babylon.