Ruefulness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Ruefulness has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

"he drank to drown his sorrows"

"he wrote a note expressing his regret"

"to his rue, the error cost him the game"

sorrow regret rue ruefulness

The property of being rueful.

Example Sentences

"he drank to drown his sorrows" noun

"he wrote a note expressing his regret" noun

"to his rue, the error cost him the game" noun