🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

lamento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: la-men-to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lament/ləˈmɛnt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El lamento de la viuda resonaba por los pasillos vacíos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

    "The lament of the widow echoed through the empty halls."
As verb
  1. 1

    To express sorrow, mourning, or regret.

    "He lamented the loss of his childhood home."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'lament' originates from the Latin 'lamentari', which means 'to mourn' or 'to wail'. It evolved through Old French 'lamenter' before entering Middle English, reflecting a deep connection to expressions of grief and sorrow.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Lament"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Lament"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Lament" Synonym Map