How do you pronounce plaintive?

plaintive is pronounced as /ˈpleɪntɪv/.

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plaintive

😢plaintive (pléntiv)

adjective

/ˈpleɪntɪv/

triste, plaintif (triste, plaintif)

Plaintiff plait

Signification

expressing sadness or sorrow

Traduction de la signification

exprimer de la tristesse ou du chagrin

Phrases d'exemple

He raised a plaintive cry for help.

Il a poussé un cri plaintif à l'aide.

Il a pousse un cri plaintif a l'aide.

Synonymes

mournful, sorrowful, melancholy, wistful

Antonymes

cheerful, joyful, happy

Collocations

plaintive voice, plaintive look, plaintive cry

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looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

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Not suitable or safe for people to live in.

uncanny (étrange)

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

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exciting experience; risky undertaking; bold enterprise

Mountainous (montagneux)

having many mountains; characterized by mountains

viscous (visqueux)

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.

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