Sad Word Meaning

Word: Sad
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:

Old English sæd ‘sated, weary’, also ‘weighty, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis ‘enough’. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses ‘steadfast, firm’ and ‘serious, sober’, and later ‘sorrowful’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: sad
Dialects: British English
Definition:

feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy

Short Definition:

feeling or showing sorrow

Examples:
  • I was sad and subdued
  • they looked at her with sad, anxious faces
Definition:

pathetically inadequate or unfashionable

Short Definition:

pathetically inadequate or unfashionable

Examples:
  • the show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Definition:

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

Short Definition:

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise

In Word Games

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 4

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 4

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 4

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon
Wordle Solver
Quordle Solver Icon
Quordle Solver
Octordle Solver Icon
Octordle Solver
Random Word Generator Icon
Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Wordle Answer Icon
Wordle
Quordle Answer Icon
Quordle
Octordle Answer Icon
Octordle
Nerdle Answer Icon
Nerdle

More Crosswords Games

NYT Mini Answer Icon
NYT Mini
LA Times Daily Puzzle Answer Icon
LA Times Daily Puzzle
The Guardian Quick Answer Icon
The Guardian Quick
USA Today Answer Icon
USA Today
USA Today Quick Answer Icon
USA Today Quick