tristeza — meaning in English

English meaning

• blues noun A feeling of sadness or low mood.
• gloom noun Near-darkness or dim, murky light.
• sadness noun The state of feeling sad; sorrow.
• sorrow noun Deep sadness, especially over a loss.

Senses

tristeza is used for these senses in English:

• blues (usually, in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.
• gloom A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
• sadness (uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
• sorrow (uncountable) unhappiness, woe

blues — full definition

1. noun A feeling of sadness or low mood.
2. noun A musical genre of African-American origin, typically built on a twelve-bar structure and a distinctive blues scale.

gloom — full definition

1. noun Near-darkness or dim, murky light.
2. noun A feeling or atmosphere of sadness and hopelessness.
3. verb To look or feel sad and downcast.

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