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Dolefulness vs Dolour - What's the difference?

dolefulness | dolour |

As nouns the difference between dolefulness and dolour

is that dolefulness is the characteristic of being doleful; sadness while dolour is (literary) a painful grief or suffering.

dolefulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.

    • dolour

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dolor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (literary) A painful grief or suffering.
  • :* 1605', But for all this thou shalt have as many '''dolours for thy daughters as thou canst tell in a year. — William Shakespeare, ''King Lear II.ii
  • * 1874 , , X
    • Perchance a congregation to fulfil
    Solemnities of silence in this doom,
    Mysterious rites of dolour and despair
    Permitting not a breath or chant of prayer?