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Mourner vs Mournful - What's the difference?

mourner | mournful |

As a noun mourner

is someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns.

As an adjective mournful is

filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.

mourner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns.

    • mournful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mournfull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
  • Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
  • * (Edgar Allan Poe)
    • Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.

    Synonyms

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