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plaintive
[ pleyn-tiv ]
plaintive
/ ˈ±è±ô±ðɪ²Ô³Ùɪ±¹ /
adjective
- expressing melancholy; mournful
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ô³Ù¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ô³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ôt¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ôt¾±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of plaintive1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of plaintive1
Example Sentences
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.
Thursday’s sold-out finale is a definitive retort to the plaintive cry among Oakland fans: Is there anyone that can stop this move?
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