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lament
Overview of noun lament
The noun lament has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. lament, lamentation, plaint, wail -- (a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward")
2. dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody -- (a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person)
3. elegy, lament -- (a mournful poem; a lament for the dead)
Overview of verb lament
The verb lament has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) lament, keen -- (express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child")
2. deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan -- (regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lament
3 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
=> complaint
=> cry, yell
=> utterance, vocalization
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
=> song, vocal
=> musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
=> music
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
elegy, lament
=> poem, verse form
=> literary composition, literary work
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun lament
1 of 3 senses of lament
Sense 2
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
=> keen
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lament
3 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
=> complaint
Sense 2
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
=> song, vocal
Sense 3
elegy, lament
=> poem, verse form
Antonyms of noun lament
Member Holonyms of noun lament
Substance Holonyms of noun lament
Part Holonyms of noun lament
Member Meronyms of noun lament
Substance Meronyms of noun lament
Part Meronyms of noun lament
Meronyms of noun lament
Holonyms of noun lament
Attributes of noun lament
Derived Forms of noun lament
3 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
RELATED TO>(verb) lament#1
=> lament, keen
Sense 2
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
RELATED TO>(verb) lament#1
=> lament, keen
Sense 3
elegy, lament
RELATED TO>(verb) lament#1
=> lament, keen
Domain of noun lament
Domain Terms of noun lament
Familiarity of noun lament
lament used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun lament
3 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
> complaint
=> exclamation
=> lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
Sense 2
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
> song, vocal
=> religious song
=> anthem
=> aria
=> ballad, lay
=> barcarole, barcarolle
=> ditty
=> dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
=> drinking song
=> folk song, folksong, folk ballad
=> lied
=> love song, love-song
=> lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse
=> oldie, golden oldie
=> partsong
=> prothalamion, prothalamium
=> roundelay
=> scolion, banquet song
=> serenade
=> torch song
=> work song
Sense 3
elegy, lament
> poem, verse form
=> abecedarius
=> Alcaic, Alcaic verse
=> ballad, lay
=> ballade
=> blank verse
=> elegy, lament
=> epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos
=> free verse, vers libre
=> haiku
=> idyl
=> lyric, lyric poem
=> rondeau, rondel
=> sonnet
=> tanka
=> terza rima
=> verse, rhyme
=> versicle
Meronyms of noun lament
3 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
=> complaint
=> cry, yell
=> utterance, vocalization
HAS PART: phone, speech sound, sound
Sense 2
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
=> song, vocal
HAS PART: refrain, chorus
HAS PART: lyric, words, language
=> musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
HAS PART: finale, coda
Sense 3
elegy, lament
=> poem, verse form
HAS PART: line of poetry, line of verse
HAS PART: canto
HAS PART: verse, verse line
HAS PART: stanza
HAS PART: line
HAS PART: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody
HAS PART: rhyme, rime
=> literary composition, literary work
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Holonyms of noun lament
Grep of noun lament
filament
lament
lamentation
lamentations
lamenter
Antonyms of verb lament
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lament
2 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, keen
=> express emotion, express feelings
Sense 2
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lament
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lament
2 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, keen
=> express emotion, express feelings
Sense 2
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
'Cause To' of verb lament
Derived Forms of verb lament
2 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, keen
RELATED TO>(noun) lament#3
=> elegy, lament
RELATED TO>(noun) lament#2
=> dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
RELATED TO>(noun) lament#1
=> lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
RELATED TO>(noun) lamentation#1
=> lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
RELATED TO>(noun) lamentation#2
=> lamentation, mourning
RELATED TO>(noun) lamenter#1
=> mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenter
Sense 2
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
RELATED TO>(adj) lamentable#1
=> deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
RELATED TO>(noun) lamenter#1
=> mourner, griever, sorrower, lamenter
Domain of verb lament
Domain Terms of verb lament
Familiarity of verb lament
lament used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb lament
2 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, keen
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
EX: They lament that there was a traffic accident
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb lament
2 senses of lament
Sense 1
lament, keen
> express emotion, express feelings
=> laugh, express joy, express mirth
=> cry, weep
=> break, burst, erupt
=> lament, keen
Sense 2
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
=> nag, peck, hen-peck
=> backbite, bitch
=> whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp
=> murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
=> grouch, grumble, scold
=> protest
=> repine
=> gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
=> rail, inveigh
=> deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
=> report
=> bleat
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lament
Sense 1
lament, keen
=> express emotion, express feelings
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Sense 2
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
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Grep of verb lament
lament
Grep of adj lament
lamentable
lamented
lamenting
Grep of adv lament
lamentably
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