SAD'NESS, noun 1. Sorrowfulness; mournfulness; dejection of mind; as grief and sadness at the memory of sin. 2. A melancholy look; gloom of countenance. Dim sadness did not spare Celestial visages. 3. Seriousness; sedate gravity. Let every thing in a mournful subject have an air of sadness
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI