sadness
sadness
noun
/ˈsædnəs/
1 ​uncountable, singular the feeling of being sad
memories tinged with sadness
I felt a deep sadness.
It is with great sadness that we report the death of James Banks yesterday.
TOPICS Feelings B1
Collocations
adjective
deep
great
overwhelming
… of sadness
hint
tinge
touch
verb + sadness
be filled with
be full offeel…
sadness + verb
fill something
creep over somebody
overcome somebody…
preposition
with sadness
sadness about
sadness at…
phrases
an air of sadness
an aura of sadness
a note of sadness…
2 ​countable, usually plural something which makes you sad
our joys and sadnesses