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Definition of Mourning

1. Noun. State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one.

2. Adjective. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. "Bereft of hope"

3. Noun. The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief.

Definition of Mourning

1. n. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.

2. a. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.

Definition of Mourning

1. an outward sign of grief [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mourning

1. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. Mourning bride, an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mourning

mouping moups mourn mourn mourned mourner mourners mournful mournfuller mournfullest

mournfully mournfulness mournfulnesses mournful widow mourning (current term) mourning (current term) mourning(a) mourningly mournings mourning band

mourning cloak mourning cloak butterfly mourning dove mourning ring mourns mous mousaka mousakas mouse mouse

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