dolente

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian dolente, present participle of dolere (“to hurt, regret”).

Adverb

dolente (not comparable)

  1. (music) Sorrowfully, as if the player were mourning.

Anagrams

French

Adjective

dolente

  1. feminine singular of dolent

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dolentem (“hurting, suffering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doˈlɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: do‧lèn‧te

Participle

dolente m or f by sense (plural dolenti)

  1. present participle of dolere

Adjective

dolente m or f by sense (plural dolenti, superlative dolentissimo, adverb dolentemente)

  1. sore, painful
  2. sorrowful, doleful

Derived terms

Further reading

  • dolente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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