English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

печа́льный — meaning in English

pechalnyy

Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead

English meaning

  • blue adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
  • despondent adjective Feeling low, discouraged, and without hope.
  • disconsolate adj Cheerless, dreary.
  • distressing adjective Causing worry, sadness, or pain.
  • down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
  • dreary adj Dull, gloomy, and depressing.
  • gloomy adj Dark and dim, especially in a way that feels depressing.
  • glum adj Sad, sullen, or in low spirits.
  • grievous adj Very serious or severe, especially describing harm, pain, or wrongdoing.
  • lugubrious adj Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
  • mournful adjective Full of sadness or grief.
  • pensive adj Deep in thought, often in a quiet or serious way.
  • rueful adj Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
  • sad adj Feeling sorrow or unhappiness.
  • sorrowful adj Feeling or showing deep sadness.
  • sullen adjective Gloomy, silent, and bad-tempered.
  • tearful adj Crying, or on the verge of crying.
  • unhappy adj Feeling or showing sadness.
  • wistful adjective Filled with a gentle sadness or longing, especially for something in the past.

Senses

печа́льный is used for these senses in English:

  • blue (informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
  • despondent In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
  • disconsolate Cheerless, dreary.
  • distressing Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
  • dolorous Solemnly or ponderously sad.
  • down (informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
  • dreary Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
  • epicedial elegiac; funereal

blue — full definition

  1. adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
  2. adjective Sad or depressed.
  3. noun The colour itself, between green and violet on the spectrum.
  4. noun A member of a police force, sports team, or political party associated with the colour blue (informal, often plural as "blues").

Related Russian words