Penitency
Ruefulness and penitency are semantically related in penitence topic. In some cases you can use "Ruefulness" instead a noun "Penitency".
Ruefulness
Ruefulness noun - Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment.
Penitency and ruefulness are semantically related in penitence topic. Sometimes you can use "Penitency" instead a noun "Ruefulness", if it concerns topics such as guilty or bad conscience.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and penitency
- sadness and ruefulness
- rue and penitency
- rue and ruefulness
- distress and penitency
- distress and ruefulness
- attrition and penitency
- attrition and ruefulness
- shame and penitency
- shame and ruefulness
- sorrow and penitency
- sorrow and ruefulness
- grief and penitency
- grief and ruefulness
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Ruefulness and Penitency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penitency/ruefulness
Penitency & Ruefulness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/penitency/ruefulness>.
Ruefulness or Penitency. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/penitency/ruefulness.
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