WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sad /sæd/USA pronunciation
adj., sad•der, sad•dest.
sad•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- feeling unhappiness or grief:to feel sad.
- expressing or causing sorrow:a sad song.
- awfully bad;
sorry:a sad attempt to make a joke.
sad•ness, n. [uncountable]
sad
(sad),USA pronunciation adj., sad•der, sad•dest.
sad′ly, adv.
sad′ness, n.
sād (säd),USA pronunciation n.
SAD,
- affected by unhappiness or grief;
sorrowful or mournful:to feel sad because a close friend has moved away. - 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. - [Obs.]firm or steadfast.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English sæd grave, heavy, weary, origin, originally sated, full; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths full, satisfied; akin to Latin satis enough, satur sated, Greek hádēn enough. See satiate, saturate
sad′ness, n.
- 1. unhappy, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, depressed, dejected, melancholy.
- 1. happy.
sād (säd),USA pronunciation n.
- the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Arabic
SAD,
- seasonal affective disorder.
'sadness' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bittersweet
- console
- heartbreaker
- imprint
- melancholy
- mourn
- partake
- pensive
- plumb
- regret
- sad
- sorrow
- sorry
- cheer
- choke
- comfort
- con dolore
- depression
- dreary
- dumka
- feel
- feeling
- gaiety
- gloom
- grief
- line
- mix
- night jasmine
- ostensible
- pathetic
- tree of sadness
- tristeza
- tristful
- undefined
- uphold
- yearning
- smiley