🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

triste

Pronunciation / Transliteration: triste

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mournful/ˈmɔːrn.fəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La melodia triste risuonava nella sala vuota."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief.

    "The mournful melody echoed through the empty hall."
  2. 2

    Causing or expressing sadness.

    "She gave him a mournful look, filled with unspoken words."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mournful' originates from the Middle English 'mournful', derived from the verb 'mourn', which comes from the Old English 'murnan', meaning 'to grieve'. The term has evolved through the centuries to describe a state of deep sadness or sorrow.

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