rueful

Questions about rueful

What does rueful mean?

rueful means "feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses".

How many syllables are in rueful?

rueful has 2 syllables: rue-ful. The stress falls on "rue". In IPA it is /ˈɹufəl/.

What is another word for rueful?

Close synonyms include contrite, remorseful, ruthful. 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 rueful a common word?

rueful is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.