dolefulness

English Thesaurus

1. sadness caused by grief or affliction (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	sadness, unhappiness,
definition	:	emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	doleful, mournful,
definition	:	filled with or evoking sadness (adj.all)

derivation	:	doleful, mournful,
definition	:	filled with or evoking sadness (adj.all)