What part of speech is sadness?

Sadness can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. sadness is a noun, singular of sadnesses.

Inflections

Noun

What does sadness mean?

Definitions

Noun

sadness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
sadness - the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"
sadness - the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness

Examples of sadness

#   Sentence  
1. noun She tired of his perpetual sadness.
2. noun Chris could not conceal his sadness when he heard that Beth had been unable to find his valuable watch.
3. noun I'm drowning in sadness falling far behind.
4. noun He hid his sadness behind a smile.
5. noun She helped him overcome his sadness.
6. noun Those who do not know the sadness of love may not speak of it.
7. noun But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death.
8. noun Her face reflects disgust and sadness, rather than anger.
9. noun Her eyes were full of sadness.
10. noun This shows that happiness and sadness are only separated by attitude.
11. noun Her sadness was written all over her face.
12. noun I saw the mark of sadness that had remained on her face.
13. noun People who don't know the sadness of love aren't able to talk about the experience of love.
14. noun Her wistful smile belied the sadness she felt at having to leave.
15. noun If you won't free yourself from this sadness soon, it will poison your whole life.
Sentence  
noun
She tired of his perpetual sadness.
Chris could not conceal his sadness when he heard that Beth had been unable to find his valuable watch.
I'm drowning in sadness falling far behind.
He hid his sadness behind a smile.
She helped him overcome his sadness.
Those who do not know the sadness of love may not speak of it.
But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death.
Her face reflects disgust and sadness, rather than anger.
Her eyes were full of sadness.
This shows that happiness and sadness are only separated by attitude.
Her sadness was written all over her face.
I saw the mark of sadness that had remained on her face.
People who don't know the sadness of love aren't able to talk about the experience of love.
Her wistful smile belied the sadness she felt at having to leave.
If you won't free yourself from this sadness soon, it will poison your whole life.

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