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- Dictionaryplain·tive/ˈplān(t)iv/
adjective
- 1. sounding sad and mournful: "a plaintive cry"
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Plaintive means expressive of suffering or woe, such as a plaintive sigh or a plaintive song. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and related terms of plaintive from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Plaintive means slightly sad or mournful, especially of a sound. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Plaintive is an adjective for describing someone or something with a pleading, sorrowful, desperate tone. If you have ever heard the plaintive howl of a wolf, then you know what we are getting at here. A plaint, as in complaint, is an expression of sorrow or grief.
Plaintive means slightly sad or mournful, especially of a sound. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from different sources and find out its synonyms and related words.
Plaintive definition: expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful. See examples of PLAINTIVE used in a sentence.
adjective. A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad. [literary] They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls. Her voice was small and plaintive. Synonyms: sorrowful, sad, pathetic, melancholy More Synonyms of plaintive.
Plaintive means expressing sorrow or melancholy, such as a plaintive melody or voice. Find the origin, usage, and translations of plaintive in various languages, and contrast it with plaintiff.
