'Mourning' definitions:

Definition of 'mourning'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)]
noun
State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one [syn: mourning, bereavement]
noun
The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief [syn: lamentation, mourning]

Definition of 'Mourning'

From: GCIDE
  • Mourn \Mourn\ (m[=o]rn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mourned (m[=o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Mourning.] [AS. murnan; akin to OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. ma['u]rnan.]
  • 1. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness. [1913 Webster]
  • Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. --Gen. xxiii. 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner. [1913 Webster]
  • We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mourning'

From: GCIDE
  • Mourning \Mourn"ing\, n. [AS. murnung.]
  • 1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black. [1913 Webster]
  • The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Deep mourning. See under Deep. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mourning'

From: GCIDE
  • Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
  • 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like. [1913 Webster]
  • Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.
  • Mourning dove (Zool.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove.
  • Mourning warbler (Zool.), an American ground warbler (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mourning'

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