dolorous
/ˈdɒləɹəs/adjective
dolorous is spelled D-O-L-O-R-O-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dolorous means “Solemnly or ponderously sad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dolorous?
| Letters | 8: D-O-L-O-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dolorous?
Dolorous appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dolorous?
- /ˈdɒləɹəs/
- /ˈdoʊləɹəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dolorous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dolorous
- more dolorous comparative
- most dolorous superlative
- dolourous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dolorous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Solemnly or ponderously sad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dolorous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense solemnly or ponderously sad:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | doloroso |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dolorous come from?
From Middle English dolorous, from Old French dolerous (modern French douloureux), from Late Latin dolōrōsus (“painful”), from Latin dolor. Doublet of dolorose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).