sad

¹

[ sad ]

adjective

, sad·der, sad·dest.

1. affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful:

   to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.

   Synonyms: melancholy, dejected, depressed, downhearted, downcast, gloomy, discouraged, disconsolate, despondent, unhappy

   Antonyms: happy

2. expressive of or characterized by sorrow:

   sad looks;

   a sad song.

3. causing sorrow:

   a sad disappointment;

   sad news.

4. (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.
5. deplorably bad; sorry:

   a sad attempt.

6. Obsolete. firm or steadfast.

sād

²

[ sahd ]

noun

1. the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

SAD

³

1. seasonal affective disorder.

SAD

¹

abbreviation for

1. seasonal affective disorder

sad

²

/ sæd /

adjective

1. feeling sorrow; unhappy
2. causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings

   a sad story

3. unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorable

   her clothes were in a sad state

4. informal.
   ludicrously contemptible; pathetic

   he's a sad, boring little wimp

5. (of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy
6. (of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark
7. archaic.
   serious; grave

verb

1. to express sadness or displeasure strongly

Derived Forms

• ˈsadly, adverb
• ˈsadness, noun

Other Words From

• sad·ly adverb
• sad·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sad¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English sæd “grave, heavy, weary,” originally “sated, full”; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths “full, satisfied”; akin to Latin satis “enough,” satur “sated,” Greek hádēn “enough.” See satiate, saturate

Origin of sad²

From Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sad¹

Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough

Example Sentences

It was such a time of transition and change, both happy and sad, and I just totally threw myself into the movie.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a battle every hip-hop historian has either tape-traded, downloaded or streamed and, in a sad coincidence, its 30th anniversary was exactly one day before Saafir died.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s been going really well, we’re just about wrapping up, which I’m not terribly sad about. The show is finally in its final form. I’m always fiddling with the show, as I tour it.”

From Los Angeles Times

“If this was to disappear ... L.A. would be a very sad place to live,” Carroll said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a sad commentary Senate Democrats kept farmers waiting two years before releasing the Farm Bill text,” Grassley said.

From Salon

Related Words

• bad
• dark
• depressing
• dismal
• miserable
• moving
• pathetic
• pitiful
• poignant
• regrettable
• serious
• sorry
• tragic