plaintive
/ˈpleɪntɪv/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpleɪntɪv/
plaintive
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
plain - tive -> plaintive
Myanmar meaning
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- plaintive /'pleÇntÇv/ adj ညည်းတွဲ့သော။ a plaintive cry/voice. ❏ plaintively adv ဆွဲဆွဲငင်ငင်။ ညည်းညည်းညူညူ။ လေးတွဲ့စွာ။
Synonyms
mournful, sad, melancholic, nostalgic, lamenting, beefing, bellyaching, cantankerous, crabby, cranky, disconsolate, doleful, elegiac, grief-stricken, grievous, grousing, grumpy, heartrending, lugubrious, melancholy, out of sorts, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, rueful, saddening, sorrowful, wailing, wistful, woebegone, woeful
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