sorrowful

Questions about sorrowful

What does sorrowful mean?

sorrowful means "experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss".

How many syllables are in sorrowful?

sorrowful has 3 syllables: sor-row-ful. The stress falls on "sor". In IPA it is /ˈsɑɹoʊfəl/.

What is the opposite of sorrowful?

The recorded antonyms are joyful.

Is sorrowful a common word?

sorrowful 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.