plaintive

• Se dit d'un son ou d'une voix qui exprime la tristesse, le chagrin ou la mélancolie.

Describes a sound or voice that sounds sad, sorrowful, or expressing melancholy.

1. Expressing sorrow or melancholyC1formal

   Sounding sad and mournful, often in a gentle or soft way.

   exprimant la tristesse ou la mélancolie

   • The plaintive cry of the lost child could be heard across the park.
   • She sang a plaintive ballad about lost love.
   • The plaintive howl of the wind through the trees made the night feel eerie.

   Synonymesdolefulforlornmelancholymournfulruefulsadsorrowfulwistful

   Antonymescheerfulhappyjoyful