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Plaintive vs Heartrending - What's the difference?

plaintive | heartrending | Synonyms |

Plaintive is a synonym of heartrending.


As adjectives the difference between plaintive and heartrending

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

plaintive

English

Adjective

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

    English

    Alternative forms

    * heart-rending

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That causes great grief, anguish or distress
  • That elicits deep sympathy