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" In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality."
William S. Burroughs

Meaning of "sadness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SADNESS

ˈsædnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SADNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sadness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SADNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sadness

Sadness is emotional pain associated with, or characterized by feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, helplessness and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. Crying is often an indication of sadness. Sadness is one of the "six basic emotions" described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust.

Definition of sadness in the English dictionary

The definition of sadness in the dictionary is the quality or state of feeling sorrow; unhappiness. Other definition of sadness is the quality or state of causing or of being suggestive, or expressive of such feelings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SADNESS

awkwardness · badness · baldness · blindness · boldness · fondness · gladness · goodness · hardness · indebtedness · kindness · loudness · madness · mindedness · preparedness · redness · soundness · tiredness · weirdness · wickedness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SADNESS

sadhana · sadhe · sadhu · Sadi · sadiron · sadism · sadist · sadistic · sadistically · Sadler´s Wells · sadly · sado · sado-masochistic · sadomasochism · sadomasochist · Sadowa · SADS · sadza

WORDS THAT END LIKE SADNESS

blandness · boundedness · business · centeredness · coldness · color blindness · conceitedness · connectedness · frowardness · giftedness · grandness · light-headedness · nakedness · narrow-mindedness · night blindness · oddness · relatedness · rootedness · straightforwardness · stupidness · unkindness

Synonyms and antonyms of sadness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SADNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sadness» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «sadness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SADNESS

Find out the translation of sadness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sadness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sadness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

悲伤
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

tristeza
570 millions of speakers
en

English

sadness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

उदासी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحزن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

печаль
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

tristeza
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিষণ্ণতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tristesse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

kesedihan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Traurigkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

悲しみ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

슬픔
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

nelangsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nỗi buồn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சோகம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दुखः
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

üzüntü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tristezza
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

smutek
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

печаль
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

tristețe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θλίψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hartseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sorg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tristhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sadness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SADNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of sadness
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «sadness».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sadness

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SADNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sadness.
1
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Beauty is the disinterested one, without which the ancient world refused to understand itself, a word which both imperceptibly and yet unmistakably has bid farewell to our new world, a world of interests, leaving it to its own avarice and sadness.
2
James Belushi
When Whitney Houston died, I felt great sadness. My sadness, of course, was about our collective loss - when you listened to this nightingale sing, your body would drop into a chair, your head would tilt up, a small smile would creep across your face, and inside you knew that there was a higher power somewhere: gifted, beautiful, spiritual.
3
A. Scott Berg
When most people think of Woodrow Wilson, they see a dour minister's son who never cracked a smile, where in fact he was a man of genuine joy and great sadness.
4
Alain de Botton
The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives me nuts. I can't accept that.
5
William S. Burroughs
In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.
6
Jane Campion
With 'Bright Star' and with 'The Piano,' too, I felt a kind of sadness about it being in such a different era, because of my lack of experience with the era. And one of the ways I'd get over it is to remind myself that every film, even if it's contemporary, creates its own world.
7
Kris Carr
If you don't think your anxiety, depression, sadness and stress impact your physical health, think again. All of these emotions trigger chemical reactions in your body, which can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days.
8
Kim Cattrall
I wanted to understand pain and the human condition, which is full of pain and regret and sadness - and some happiness, if you're lucky.
9
Park Chan-wook
When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered.
10
Antonio Damasio
When you experience the emotion of sadness, there will be changes in facial expression, and your body will be closed in, withdrawn. There are also changes in your heart, your guts: they slow down. And there are hormonal changes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SADNESS»

Discover the use of sadness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sadness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of ...
A leading expert in emotions research establishes a bold new paradigm for understanding grief.
George A. Bonanno, 2009
2
A Secret Sadness: The Hidden Relationship Patterns That Make ...
Examines the often hidden relationship factors that make women depressed, the secret sadness that can last a lifetime.
Valerie E. Whiffen, 2009
3
The Loss of Sadness : How Psychiatry Transformed Normal ...
In telling the story behind this phenomenon, the authors draw on the 2,500-year history of writing about depression, including studies in both the medical and social sciences, to demonstrate why the DSM's diagnosis is so flawed.
Allan V. Horwitz Professor of Sociology Rutgers University, Jerome C. Wakefield Professor of Social Work New York University, 2007
4
Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the ...
"Even though depression has periodically made me feel that my life was not worth living, has created havoc in my family, and sometimes made the work of teaching and writing seem impossible," writes David Karp, "by some standards, I have ...
David Allen Karp, 1997
5
Sadness and Happiness: Poems
From Sadness and Happiness: Poems by Robert Pinsky: CEREMONY FOR ANY BEGINNING Robert Pinsky Against weather, and the random Harpies--mood, circumstance, the laws Of biography, chance, physics-- The unseasonable soul holds forth, Eager for ...
Robert Pinsky, 1975
6
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake is about the pain of loving those whom you know too much about, and the secrets that exist within every family. At once profound, funny, wise and sad, this is a novel to savour.
Aimee Bender, 2011
7
Malignant Sadness
This paperback edition features a new introduction, in which Lewis Wolpert discusses the reaction to his book and television series, and recounts his own recurring struggle with depression.
Lewis Wolpert, 2011
8
The Sadness of Antonioni
Heartrending and unsparing, yet with a persistent comic vein, this is Frank Lentricchia s seventh and most ambitious and disturbing novel to date."
Frank Lentricchia, 2011
9
Ice Cream & Sadness: More Comics from Cyanide & Happiness
Bigger, bolder, and badder than ever before, this book includes 120 hilarious, silly, and vile classics, as well as 30 brand-new strips that are guaranteed to have you in stitches. Though hopefully not literally.
Kris Wilson, Matt Melvin, Rob Denbleyker, 2011
10
How Sadness Survived: The Evolutionary Basis of Depression
Has depression been selected? This book makes a contribution to the field of evolutionary psychology(EP) while communicating the issues to a wider audience than EP receives and deserves.
Paul Keedwell, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SADNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sadness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dad Wants Sadness Doll From Disney-Pixar's 'Inside Out' Recalled …
According to the Mirror, 34-year-old Andrew Smith bought the talking Sadness doll for his 11-year-old daughter, Reagan. It's just one in a collection of five that ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
2
Inside Out's Sadness toy angers man with phrases like 'I'm in an …
Sadness (far left) is one of five characters personifying the emotions inside a young girl's mind. The others are (left to right) Anger, Fear, Joy, and Disgust. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
'Inside Out' and Christian Sadness
Sadness is moral failure.” This is especially true of evangelicals. We save our best faces for Sunday morning; we hide terrible secrets and unspeakable suffering ... «ChristianityToday.com, Jul 15»
4
'Sadness can be your friend,' says Pixar star Amy Poehler
Her thoughts and actions are ruled by five larger-than-life emotions, each anthropomorphic characters aptly named Anger, Fear, Disgust, Sadness and Joy, with ... «CNET, Jul 15»
5
Lesson from 'Inside Out': Sadness helps us find the Joy
Sadness scares me, partly because my mom battles chronic depression. And at Riley's age, I used to have such a hard time with Melancholy Me I remixed it into ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
6
Sadness is part of every child's emotional experience: Guest viewpoint
When life's challenges and letdowns are thrown their way, children may experience sadness. Maybe they lost an important sports game, got a bad grade, lost ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
7
The Only Thing I Wanted From Inside Out Was More Emotions
By Lois Lowry. Disgust, Joy, Fear, Sadness, Anger from the movie Inside Out. Anger, Sadness, Fear, Joy, and Disgust in Inside Out. Still courtesy of Disney/Pixar. «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
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'Inside Out' And The Vital Importance Of Sadness In Pixar's …
Her turmoil is shown literally through the emotions that drive her: Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»
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'Sadness Is Like A Superhero': Amy Poehler On Pixar's 'Inside Out'
A new animated feature from Pixar aims to do the near-impossible, as any parent would tell you: get inside the mind of a preteen girl. Inside Out is about an ... «NPR, Jun 15»
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Science Of Sadness And Joy: 'Inside Out' Gets Childhood Emotions …
Hollywood's version of science often asks us to believe that dinosaurs can be cloned from ancient DNA (they can't), or that the next ice age could develop in just ... «NPR, Jun 15»
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