mournful

adjective

«mournful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Mournful means full of sorrow or sadness, showing grief. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a person looks sad, or a sad sound is heard, as when someone has lost a loved one

Examples

Why are you so mournful? she asks. tree →
He looked very mournful after the game. tree →
A mournful wind blew over the moor. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; it describes a mood, not a count.

In Jewish tradition

It means sad and grieving, here the psalmist's grief for his enemies as if they were family.

Interpretation. The psalm is read as showing a righteous person who prays and mourns for others even when they hurt him.

Examples

I went about as though it had been my friend or my brother; I bowed down mournful, as one that mourneth for his mother. (Writings PSA.35.14, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths; it describes a mood, not a count.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «mournful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «mournful» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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