dolour
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dolour
C14: from Latin, from dolēre to grieve
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Shiny dolour is the hallmark of this Diver.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2012
As with yesterday's chap, delicacy, dolour, feyness and ennui are the order of the day.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2010
Her voice is an instrument of exquisite dolour, and her acutely observed songs dwell on relationships in their terminal phase, or in the scorched aftermath.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2010
Dolorif′erous, Dolori′fic, causing or expressing dolour, pain, or grief.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
At unexpected moments a sheep gave voice to it all "in syllable of dolour."
From The Wrong Woman by Stewart, Charles D.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
