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Lamenting vs Rueful - What's the difference?

lamenting | rueful | Related terms |

Lamenting is a related term of rueful.


As a verb lamenting

is .

As a noun lamenting

is lamentation.

As an adjective rueful is

causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.

lamenting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • lamentation
  • * Shakespeare
    • The night has been unruly: where we lay, / Our chimneys were blown down, and, as they say, / Lamentings heard i' th' air, strange screams of death

    Anagrams

    * alignment

    rueful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow.
  • Inspiring pity or compassion.

    • Derived terms

    * rue-bargain * ruefully * ruefulness

    Related terms

    * rue