sad
1 Americanadjective
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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
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expressive of or characterized by sorrow.
sad looks;
a sad song.
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causing sorrow.
a sad disappointment;
sad news.
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(of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.
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deplorably bad; sorry.
a sad attempt.
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Obsolete. firm or steadfast.
noun
adjective
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feeling sorrow; unhappy
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causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings
a sad story
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unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable
her clothes were in a sad state
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informal ludicrously contemptible; pathetic
he's a sad, boring little wimp
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(of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy
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(of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark
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archaic serious; grave
verb
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
- sadly adverb
- sadness noun
Etymology
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 sād2
From Arabic
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.
"Even if I had the money, I don't think I'd want to rebuild in Altadena, because it's just a sad place right now," the former saleswoman said.
From Barron's
But while it explores the sad origins of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, Hamlet, it never portrays Agnes as just the playwright's wife - she is at the heart of the film.
From BBC
Luckily, there’s one that I’m little less emotional, but that day was just so sad.
From Los Angeles Times
She was sad at first, but says it was her favourite dance and, most importantly, her connection with Vito shows no sign of stopping.
From BBC
It’s a very sad song, obviously, but it feels comforting to know that people 45 years ago felt the same anxiety as I do now.
From Salon
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