plaintive

As adjectives the difference between painful and plaintive

is that painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental while plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

As adjectives the difference between plaintive and suffering

is that plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic while suffering is experiencing pain(jump).

As a noun suffering is

the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

As a verb suffering is

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As a noun defender

is someone who defends people or property.

As an adjective plaintive is

sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

As adjectives the difference between plaintive and undefined

is that plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

As adjectives the difference between lugubrious and plaintive

is that lugubrious is gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree while plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

As adjectives the difference between sullen and plaintive

is that sullen is having a brooding ill temper; sulky while plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

As a noun sullen

is one who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.

As adjectives the difference between wistful and plaintive

is that wistful is full of yearning or longing while plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

As an adjective plaintive

is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

As a noun pity is

(uncountable) a feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.

As a verb pity is

to feel pity for (someone or something).

As an interjection pity is

short form of what a pity.

As adjectives the difference between heartbreaking and plaintive

is that heartbreaking is that causes great grief, anguish or distress while plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

As a noun heartbreaking

is the breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

As adjectives the difference between plaintive and plangent

is that plaintive is sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic while plangent is having a loud, mournful sound.