Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
dolorioso. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
dolorioso, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
dolorioso in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
dolorioso you have here. The definition of the word
dolorioso will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
dolorioso, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin dolōrōsus (“painful, sorrowful”), from dolor (“pain, grief”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dolorioso (feminine singular doloriosa, masculine plural doloriosos, feminine plural doloriosas)
- mournful, sorrowful
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 69:E nes ſos dias yo daniel era dolorioſo .iij. ſedmanas de dias. pan cobdiciadero ni carne non comj nin ui non etro en mi boca niẽ bano non fu banado troa q́s cumplieron .vij. semanas de dias- In those days, I, Daniel, was mournful for three weeks' worth of days. I ate no no pleasant bread or meat, nor did wine enter my mouth, nor was I bathed in a bath until three weeks' worth of days passed.
Descendants