KJV dictionary & concordance

sadness

Meaning of “sadness”

Sorrowfulness, mournfulness, or dejection, especially as shown in the countenance.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ecclesiastes 7:3

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:3 · retained source text

Sorrow is better then laughter: for by the sadnesse of the countenance the heart is made better.

1611 marginal noteOr, anger.

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Sorrowfulness; mournfulness; dejection of mind; also a melancholy look or gloom of countenance.

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