mourning

[ mawr-ning, mohr- ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.

  2. the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, especially by the wearing of black clothes or a black armband, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.

  1. the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.

  2. the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or used in mourning.

Origin of mourning

1
before 900; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English murnung (noun). See mourn, -ing1, -ing2

Opposites for mourning

Other words from mourning

  • mourn·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·mourn·ing, adjective

Words Nearby mourning

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British Dictionary definitions for mourning

mourning

/ (ˈmɔːnɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the act or feelings of one who mourns; grief

  2. the conventional symbols of grief, such as the wearing of black

  1. the period of time during which a death is officially mourned

  2. in mourning observing the conventions of mourning

adjective
  1. of or relating to mourning

Derived forms of mourning

  • mourningly, adverb

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