plaintive

• Descreve um som ou voz que soa triste, melancólico ou lamentoso, muitas vezes expressando mágoa ou sofrimento.

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.

   Plangente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdolefulforlornmelancholymournfulruefulsadsorrowfulwistful

   Antônimoscheerfulhappyjoyful