English-Thai Dictionary

plaintive

ADJ ที่ ดู เศร้าโศก  mournful sad sorrowful happy joyful ti-du-sao-sok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLAINTIVE

a.Lamenting; complaining; expressive of sorrow; as a plaintive sound or song. 1. Complaining; expressing sorrow or grief; repining.
To sooth the sorrows of her plaintive son.
PLAINTIVELY,adv. In a manner expressive of grief.

 

PLAINTIVENESS

n.The quality or state of expressing grief.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLAINTIVE

Plain "tive, a. Etym: [F. plaintif. See Plaintiff, n.]

 

1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. Dryden.

 

2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. "The most plaintive ditty. " Landor. -- Plain "tive *ly, adv. -- Plain "tive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plaintive

plain tive |ˈplāntiv ˈpleɪn (t )ɪv | ▶adjective sounding sad and mournful: a plaintive cry. DERIVATIVES plain tive ly adverb, plain tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation ’ (see plaint ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

plaintive

plain |tive |ˈpleɪntɪv | ▶adjective sounding sad and mournful: a plaintive cry. DERIVATIVES plaintively adverb, plaintiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation ’ (see plaint ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

plaintive

plaintive adjective a plaintive cry: mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, forlorn, woebegone; literary dolorous. WORD TOOLKIT See wistful . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

plaintive

plaintive adjective a plaintive cry: mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, melancholic, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, grief-stricken, broken-hearted, heartbroken, desolate, heart-rending, forlorn, woebegone, disconsolate; literary plangent, heartsick, dolorous. WORD TOOLKIT plaintive See wistful . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

French Dictionary

plaintivement

plaintivement adv. adverbe Avec un ton plaintif.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

plaintive

plain tive /pléɪntɪv /形容詞 もの悲しい, 哀調を帯びた ; 訴えるような ▸ a plaintive melody 悲しい曲 .～ly 副詞 悲しそうに, もの悲しく .～ness 名詞