dolourous

1. 1.

   showing sorrow

   Synonymsdolorouslachrymosetearfulweeping

   Similarsorrowful

Questions about dolourous

What does dolourous mean?

dolourous means "showing sorrow".

How many syllables are in dolourous?

dolourous has 3 syllables: do-lou-rous. The stress falls on "do".

What is another word for dolourous?

Close synonyms include dolorous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dolourous a common word?

dolourous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.