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Heartbreaking vs Plaintive - What's the difference?

heartbreaking | plaintive |

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.

heartbreaking

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

    • Derived terms

    * heartbreakingly * heartbreakingness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

    • Related terms

    * break someone's heart * heartbreaker

    plaintive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

    • Related terms

    * plaint * plaintiff

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