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Meanings of ruefulness in English

Portuguese
mágoa
Catalan
pesar

Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment.

        mágoa
        Usage of ruefulness in English
        1
        Once more the lad laughed, this time with comic ruefulness.
        Walter and the Wireless
        2
        A smile of enforced ruefulness, like a leaf curling in heat, wrinkled his mouth.
        The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
        3
        He owned the lure, at last, with a bitter ruefulness.
        The Fortieth Door
        4
        She should have been delighted at Armada's failure, but a ruefulness infected even her.
        The Scar
        5
        Ah me!'-witha comic ruefulness-'Holtshould be a happy man.'
        Cruel Barbara Allen / From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volu...
        6
        With a ruefulness that took him back more than forty years, he dismounted from his horse.
        The wandering fire
        7
        Stuart smiled, though with a taint of ruefulness.
        The Tyranny of Weakness
        8
        She shook her head with mock ruefulness.
        The Sea-Wolf
        9
        The figure shook its head, conveying ruefulness.
        Existence
        10
        In the midst of his ruefulness the doctor, a capable-looking man of five and thirty, entered the room.
        Septimus
        11
        The black domino laughed with ruefulness.
        The Fortieth Door
        12
        He laughed, with sorry ruefulness.
        The Palace of Darkened Windows
        13
        He still eyed Drew straightly, but there was a ruefulness rather than hostile defiance in his voice as he asked:
        Ride Proud, Rebel!
        14
        His ruefulness changed to a grin when he had the money in his hand, and Bull Hunter rose from the table.
        Bull Hunter
        15
        He spoke with a semi-whimsical ruefulness, and, having spoken, he went to the window and stood there with his face to the darkness.
        The Way of an Eagle
        16
        Hemmings's characterisation of cheery ruefulness in the face of ageing seems all the more plangent in the light of his own early death.
        The Guardian
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