The meaning of MOURNFUL is expressing sorrow : sorrowful. How to use mournful in a sentence.

MOURNFUL definition: feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad. See examples of mournful used in a sentence.

These 'arias' are mournful because of their loss, their slippage, their failure to engage.

1 day ago · mournful (comparative mournfuller or more mournful, superlative mournfullest or most mournful) Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.

If you are mournful, you are very sad. He looked mournful, even near to tears. She was tall and somewhat mournful-looking.

Definition of mournful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Causing or evoking sorrow or grief; lamentable. 1. Of a thing, event, action, etc.: expressing or indicating mourning or sorrow; doleful, sad, dismal. Now chiefly of expressions, looks, sounds, …

1. Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful. 2. Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 mourn•ful (môrn′ fəl, mōrn′ -), adj. feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad. of or pertaining to …

mournful (adjective) mournful / ˈ moɚnfəl/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of MOURNFUL [more mournful; most mournful] : full of sorrow : very sad