sadness
/ˈsædnəs/noun
उच्चारण सैड्नस
उदासी, दुःख, ग़म
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[U, singular]
the feeling of being unhappy
उदासी, दुःख, ग़म
- There was a deep sadness in her eyes.
- He spoke of his father's death with great sadness.
- The news of the accident filled the village with sadness.
+ 3 more examples
- She felt a quiet sadness as the holidays ended.
- There was no sadness in his voice, only relief.
- Sadness is a normal feeling that everyone experiences.
Synonyms sorrow unhappiness grief
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sadness at / over / about sth
Use at, over or about for the cause of sadness. 'Sadness of' is used for a person's feeling in general terms.
दुख के कारण के लिए at, over या about आता है।
- She felt sadness at leaving her friends.
- There was sadness over the closure of the school.
sadness: uncountable and countable
Sadness is normally uncountable; the plural sadnesses is rare and literary. Use a sadness only for a particular instance.
'Sadness' सामान्यतः uncountable है। Plural 'sadnesses' बहुत कम और साहित्यिक है।
- His voice was full of sadness.
- There was a deep sadness in her eyes.
with sadness / in sadness
Say 'with sadness' for how something is done, and 'in sadness' for the state someone is in. Both are formal.
कार्य करने के ढंग के लिए 'with sadness' और अवस्था के लिए 'in sadness' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He spoke with sadness about the lost farm.
- She sat in sadness by the river.
sad (adj) / sadly (adv) / sadness (n)
Sad is the adjective, sadly the adverb and sadness the noun. 'Sadly' also means unfortunately at the start of a sentence.
Sad adjective है, sadly adverb है और sadness noun है। वाक्य की शुरुआत में 'sadly' का अर्थ 'दुर्भाग्य से' भी होता है।
- Sadly, the match was cancelled.
- She told the story sadly.
+Collocations 4
adjective + sadness
deepgreatprofoundquietoverwhelming
- A quiet sadness filled the room after the result.
verb + sadness
feelhideexpressovercomeshare
- She tried to hide her sadness from her parents.
sadness + noun
in her eyesin his voiceof heartat the newsover the loss
- There was sadness in his voice as he said goodbye.
noun of + sadness
tearsmomentsfeelingwavesigh
- A wave of sadness passed over the crowd.
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- Radhika could not hide her sadness when her best friend left.
सबसे अच्छी सहेली के जाने पर राधिका अपना दुख छिपा नहीं सकी।
- There was great sadness in the village after the flood.
बाढ़ के बाद गाँव में गहरा दुख छाया हुआ था।
- The poem is full of sadness for a lost home.
यह कविता खोए हुए घर के लिए दुख से भरी है।
- He felt a sudden sadness at the end of the summer holidays.
गर्मी की छुट्टियों के अंत में उसे अचानक उदासी महसूस हुई।
- To her great sadness, the old mango tree was cut down.
उसे बहुत दुख हुआ कि पुराना आम का पेड़ काट दिया गया।
- A feeling of sadness came over her as the train left the station.
स्टेशन से रेलगाड़ी के चलते ही उसे उदासी ने घेर लिया।
- The teacher spoke with sadness about the student who had dropped out.
शिक्षक ने पढ़ाई छोड़ चुके विद्यार्थी के बारे में दुख के साथ बात की।
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✗ He told the story with a sadness voice.
✓ He told the story in a sad voice.
Before a noun, use the adjective sad, not the noun sadness.
Noun से पहले adjective 'sad' आता है, noun 'sadness' नहीं।