Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Tenebrous and plaintive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tenebrous" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Tenebrous
Tenebrous adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: in the midst of those tenebrous days Thomas Paine penned the immortal words “These are the times that try men's souls”
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and plaintive
- melancholy and tenebrous
- dismal and plaintive
- dismal and tenebrous
- sad and plaintive
- sad and tenebrous
- unhappy and plaintive
- unhappy and tenebrous
- miserable and plaintive
- miserable and tenebrous
- despondent and plaintive
- despondent and tenebrous
- desolate and plaintive
- desolate and tenebrous
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