sad

¹

[ sad ]

adjective

, sad·der, sad·dest.

1. affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful:

   to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.

   Synonyms: melancholy, dejected, depressed, downhearted, downcast, gloomy, discouraged, disconsolate, despondent, unhappy

   Antonyms: happy

2. expressive of or characterized by sorrow:

   sad looks;

   a sad song.

3. causing sorrow:

   a sad disappointment;

   sad news.

4. (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.
5. deplorably bad; sorry:

   a sad attempt.

6. Obsolete. firm or steadfast.

sād

²

[ sahd ]

noun

1. the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

SAD

³

1. seasonal affective disorder.

SAD

¹

abbreviation for

1. seasonal affective disorder

sad

²

/ sæd /

adjective

1. feeling sorrow; unhappy
2. causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings

   a sad story

3. unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable

   her clothes were in a sad state

4. informal.
   ludicrously contemptible; pathetic

   he's a sad, boring little wimp

5. (of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy
6. (of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark
7. archaic.
   serious; grave

verb

1. to express sadness or displeasure strongly

Derived Forms

• ˈsadly, adverb
• ˈsadness, noun

Other Words From

• sad·ly adverb
• sad·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sad¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English sæd “grave, heavy, weary,” originally “sated, full”; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths “full, satisfied”; akin to Latin satis “enough,” satur “sated,” Greek hádēn “enough.” See satiate, saturate

Origin of sad²

From Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sad¹

Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough

Example Sentences

Yet this, in the end, is a book from which one emerges sad, gloomy, disenchanted, at least if we agree to take it seriously.

From The Daily Beast

Haha, what a sad thing to be great at, but yeah, I guess I am.

From The Daily Beast

A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).

From The Daily Beast

Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.

From The Daily Beast

The trio formed the Sad Boys collective, with Sherm and Gud on production and Lean manning the mic.

From The Daily Beast

The sad end of the mission to King M'Bongo has been narrated in the body of this work.

From Project Gutenberg

All through the sad duties of the next four days Felipe was conscious of the undercurrent of this premonition.

From Project Gutenberg

She looked up at him with sad and eloquent eyes, which softened his heart in spite of himself.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a sad day for Ramona and Alessandro when the kindly Hyers pulled up their tent-stakes and left the valley.

From Project Gutenberg

Somehow it made me feel sad to hear it, and a sense of the transitoriness of things came over me.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bad
• dark
• depressing
• dismal
• miserable
• moving
• pathetic
• pitiful
• poignant
• regrettable
• serious
• sorry
• tragic