Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Threnodic and plaintive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threnodic" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Threnodic
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Threnodic and Plaintive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/threnodic
Plaintive & Threnodic. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/threnodic>.
Threnodic or Plaintive. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/threnodic.
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