sadness noun
ADJ. deep, great, real, unutterable
QUANT. hint
VERB + SADNESS be filled with, be full of, feel Claudia felt a deep sadness. | express, show | hide | bring (sb) I had brought nothing but sadness to my family. | be tinged with Our joy was tinged with sadness.
PREP. with ~ It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of William Hales. | ~ about/at/over He expressed his sadness about what had happened. | ~ for Kate felt a great sadness for him.
PHRASES an air/aura of sadness a lonely place with an aura of sadness | a feeling/sense of sadness
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