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sad

[ sad ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, sad·der, sad·dest.

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
expressive of or characterized by sorrow:
sad looks;
a sad song.
causing sorrow:
a sad disappointment;
sad news.
(of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.
deplorably bad; sorry:
a sad attempt.
Obsolete. firm or steadfast.

sād

[ sahd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

SAD

seasonal affective disorder.

SAD

abbreviation for

seasonal affective disorder

sad

/ sæd /

adjective

feeling sorrow; unhappy
causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings
a sad story
unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable
her clothes were in a sad state
informal.
ludicrously contemptible; pathetic
he's a sad, boring little wimp
(of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy
(of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark
archaic.
serious; grave

verb

to express sadness or displeasure strongly

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Derived Forms

ˈsadly, adverb
ˈsadness, noun

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Other Words From

sad·ly adverb
sad·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

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 sad²

From Arabic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sad¹

Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough

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