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Meaning of "woefulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOEFULNESS

woefulness  [ˈwəʊfʊlnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOEFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Woefulness 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 WOEFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of woefulness in the English dictionary

The definition of woefulness in the dictionary is very low quality; pitifulness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOEFULNESS


beautifulness
ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs
delightfulness
dɪˈlaɪtfʊlnəs
eventfulness
ɪˈvɛntfʊlnəs
harmfulness
ˈhɑːmfʊlnəs
hatefulness
ˈheɪtfʊlnəs
healthfulness
ˈhɛlθfʊlnəs
meaningfulness
ˈmiːnɪŋfʊlnəs
needfulness
ˈniːdfʊlnəs
powerfulness
ˈpaʊəfʊlnəs
restfulness
ˈrɛstfʊlnəs
sorrowfulness
ˈsɒrəʊfʊlnəs
soulfulness
ˈsəʊlfʊlnəs
successfulness
səkˈsɛsfʊlnəs
trustfulness
ˈtrʌstfʊlnəs
ungratefulness
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊlnəs
unlawfulness
ʌnˈlɔːfʊlnəs
willfulness
ˈwɪlfʊlnəs
wishfulness
ˈwɪʃfʊlnəs
wonderfulness
ˈwʌndəfʊlnəs
wrongfulness
ˈrɒŋfʊlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOEFULNESS

wodge
woe
woe betide someone
woebegone
woebegoneness
woeful
woefully
woeness
woes
woesome
wof
Woffington
wofully
wofulness
wog
woggish
woggle
wojus
wok

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOEFULNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
thoughtfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of woefulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «woefulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOEFULNESS

Find out the translation of woefulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of woefulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «woefulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

woefulness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

woefulness
570 millions of speakers

English

woefulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

woefulness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

woefulness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

woefulness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

woefulness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

woefulness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesukaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wehmut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲惨さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

woefulness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woefulness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

woefulness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

woefulness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुःख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sefaletini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

woefulness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

woefulness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

woefulness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

woefulness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

woefulness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woefulness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

woefulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

woefulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of woefulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOEFULNESS»

The term «woefulness» is used very little and occupies the 184.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOEFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «woefulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «woefulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOEFULNESS»

Discover the use of woefulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woefulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
Tender Points and the Fickle Finger of Faith: This discussion demystifies and debunks the "sign" on which advocacy for "FM" relies. • Medicalization of Misery: This is a discussion of the dynamic that underlies the Labeling of Woefulness.
Nortin M. Hadler, 2005
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Truth & Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy
WOEFULNESS. AN. ESSAY. IN. GENEALOGY. BERNARD. WILLIAMS. What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these ...
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, 2002
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Macmillan's Magazine
... and soul — a head to read its meaning, a heart to feel its piteous woefulness, and a soul to perceive that which exalts and makes its woefulness endurable. Sometimes the allusions may seem somewhat forced, and give an air of affectation ...
‎1865
4
Defining Southern Literature: Perspectives and Assessments, ...
To the woefulness of the conquered is added the pathos of a myriad of deposed sovereigns. Around them will cluster the halo of romantic glory, and the epoch of their overthrow will live again in American literature. It matters not whence the ...
John Earl Bassett, 1997
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Early Modern Northern English Lexis: A Literary Corpus-based ...
DOST Waedom Woefulness. 1686 STUART Joco-Ser. Disc. 2. [Tenant] But then twa days after, again they fell to it; / Their waedeum seem'd vanish't [OED s.v. woefulness] Waise* wise [OE wisian] v. \ (1) Sc., Nhb., Yks., Wor., Hrf. | (2) arch. exc.
Javier Ruano-García, 2010
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The Biblical Illustrator - Vol. 45 - Pastoral Commentary on ...
Wedonot deny this, but we charge youwith joyingin the creature, and notat allin the Creator; and, to verifyyour woefulness, you have only toreadthefuture historyof this world. That scene,onwhich you have fastened your affections so closely ...
Joseph Exell, Charles Spurgeon, John Calvin, 2013
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Macmillan's Magazine
... and soul — a head to read its meaning, a heart to feel its piteous woefulness, and a soul to perceive that which exalts and makes its woefulness endurable. Sometimes the allusions may seem somewhat forced, and give an air of affectation ...
David Masson, Sir George Grove, John Morley, 1865
8
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Woefulness or reputably interbreeding. Is not thoroughbred eyeopener brains woefully. Yo-ho-ho! Tenebrous as powerfully interbreeding. Housewifely penetrator or snobbily roughened. Stereotype housewife or honorably blundering .
J. Smith
9
Temporality in Life As Seen Through Literature: ...
... average individual time and time again faces the series of personal upheavals and tears that have given rise to the odd idea that modern life is tragic by itself to a lot greater extent than the woefulness that an ancient individual should stand, ...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2007
10
A Poetic Journey: From Fear - Through Love - to Faith and ...
As I moaned upon a mountain grim, Beneath the sullen sky, And gazed in wretched woefulness, On the wailing boughs close by— As my heart beat fast, And my eyes down cast, And my soul sighed— A plaintive plea; And my brain fell dumb, ...
Ellis Mottur

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOEFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woefulness is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Spectre': the Latest Film to Spoil Itself With a Bloated Trailer
... plummeted to the nadir when it revealed a major spoiler in one of its umpteen trailers in what was the the first admission of the film's predictable woefulness. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
2
Nick Butler: Toronto 2015 baseball final another example of tactical …
Not mistakes, that is something different, but times when failure has arisen from a bad choice or a moment of incomprehensible woefulness. A team leading by a ... «Insidethegames.biz, Jul 15»
3
Aston Villa's stupendously woeful scoring record puts ever-present …
Only Bashley FC of the Southern Football League Division One South & West come close to Villa's woefulness. And even Bashley's 15 goals in 31 games ... «sportingintelligence, Feb 15»
4
Anti-austerity looks less cartoonish by the day
... his savings on the wrong horse. The hapless Englishman, looking like Hugh Grant in his dishevelled woefulness, trying to duck away from this spot of bother. «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
5
Daring to Hope When the “Black Dog” Prowls
The black dog is an ill-defined woefulness that can gnaw at you at unpredictable times for indescribable reasons. Not classically a depression, it is rather a ... «Patheos, Dec 14»
6
Stars have yet to align for Seahawks offense
As problems go, the Seahawks' offensive identity issue isn't exactly on par with the Oakland Raiders' woefulness. You're familiar with the slang term First World ... «The Seattle Times, Oct 14»
7
Interpol Paints Over its Past
Unfortunately, this woefulness was taken to excess on their fourth album, 2010's self-titled “Interpol,” which was 46 minutes of unremitting misery, unredeemed ... «Harvard Crimson, Sep 14»
8
Album Review: Passenger – Whispers
What's notable about this album is the sublime guitar work, portraying woefulness and cheerfulness in equal parts. The clearly classically trained Rosenberg ... «Nouse, Jun 14»
9
Law firm Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA: A century in the making
Let me make clear, I do not declare the woefulness of our age. I trust innovation and generally find talk of the good 'ol days to be dreadfully boring, at times naïve ... «NJBIZ, Jun 14»
10
Culture Shock: 'Outside Mullingar', and beyond the edge of awfulness
When plays are bad, their badness is usually easy to explain. Occasionally, though, there is a play whose woefulness demands a whole new theory. «Irish Times, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Woefulness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/woefulness>. May 2024 ».
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