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plaintive
[pleyn-tiv]
plaintive
/ ˈɪԳɪ /
adjective
expressing melancholy; mournful
Other 51Թ Forms
- plaintively adverb
- plaintiveness noun
- ˈԳپԱ noun
- ˈԳپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plaintive1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plaintive1
Example Sentences
This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild animals and, at one point, a school of glowing fish.
The English horn issued a plaintive, simple melody, as if trying to evoke older memories of a nearly forgotten time.
Even though the film was shot in France, not Mexico, it has some authentic touches: The movie opens with the plaintive, recorded appeals of a young girl soliciting old appliances and other scrap metal.
The resulting lush and exotic soundscape, featuring plaintive pan flute and sprinkled with birdsong, turned out to be perfect for the game’s spooktastic forest levels.
As Rangers people run around with their hair on fire, those words appear more plaintive than ever.
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