Definitions for lament
ləˈmɛntlament

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. lament, lamentation, plaint, wailnoun

   a cry of sorrow and grief

   "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

2. dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnodynoun

   a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

3. elegy, lamentverb

   a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

4. lament, keenverb

   express grief verbally

   "we lamented the death of the child"

5. deplore, lament, bewail, bemoanverb

   regret strongly

   "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lamentnoun

   An expression of grief, suffering, or sadness.

2. lamentnoun

   A song expressing grief.

3. lamentverb

   To express grief.

4. lamentverb

   To bewail.

5. Etymology: From lamenter, from lamentor, from lamenta; with formative -mentum, from the root *, seen also in latrare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lamentnoun

   Etymology: lamentum, Latin, from the verb.

   1. Sorrow audibly expressed; lamentation; grief uttered in complaints or cries.

   Long ere our approaching heard within
   Noise, other than the sound of dance, or song!
   Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage. John Milton.

   The loud laments arise,
   Of one distress’d, and mastiffs mingled cries. Dryden.

   2. Expression of sorrow.

   To add to your laments,
   Wherewith you now bedew king Henry’s hearse,
   I must inform you of a dismal fight. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

2. To Lamentverb

   To bewail; to mourn; to bemoan; to sorrow for.

   Come, now tow’rds Chertsey with your holy load,
   And still, as you are weary of this weight,
   Rest you, while I lament king Henry’s corse. William Shakespeare.

   The pair of sages praise;
   One pity’d, one contemn’d the woful times,
   One laugh’d at follies, one lamented crimes. Dryden.

3. To LAMENTverb

   To mourn; to wail; to grieve; to express sorrow.

   Etymology: lamentor, Latin; lamenter, French.

   The night has been unruly where we lay;
   And chimneys were blown down: and, as they say,
   Lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death. William Shakespeare.

   Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice. John.

   Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing-men and women spake of Josiah in their lamentations. 2 Chron.

   In their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee. Ezek. xxvii. 32.

   Far less I now lament for one whole world
   Of wicked sons destroy’d, than I rejoice
   For one man found so perfect and so just,
   That God vouchsafes to raise another world
   From him. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi. l. 874.

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1. Lament

   Lament is the third single and title track from Ultravoxs seventh studio album, released on 21 June 1984. The music video depicting the band members visiting their lovers on a remote Scottish island. The single didn't live up to its smash-hit predecessor, peaking at #22 in the UK music charts and #47 in the New Zealand charts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lamentverb

   to express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn

2. Lamentverb

   to mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail

3. Lament

   grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping

4. Lament

   an elegy or mournful ballad, or the like

5. Etymology: [L. lamentum. Cf. Lament, v.]

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1. Lament

   A lament or lamentation is a song, poem, or piece of music expressing grief, regret, or mourning.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lament

   la-ment′, v.i. to utter grief in outcries: to wail: to mourn.—v.t. to mourn for: to deplore.—n. sorrow expressed in cries: an elegy or mournful ballad.—adj. Lam′entable, deserving or expressing sorrow: sad: pitiful, despicable.—adv. Lam′entably.—n. Lamentā′tion, act of lamenting: audible expression of grief: wailing: (pl., B.) a book of Jeremiah.—p.adj. Lament′ed, bewailed: mourned.—adv. Lament′ingly, with lamentation. [Fr. lamenter—L. lamentāri.]

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1. lament

   Song lyrics by lament -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lament on the Lyrics.com website.

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Anagrams for lament »

1. malent

2. mantel

3. mantle

4. mental

5. manlet

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lament in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lament in a Sentence

1. Omar Khayyam:

   When morning silvers the dark firmament, Why shrills the bird of dawning his lament? It is to show in dawn?s bright looking-glass How of thy careless life a night is spent.

2. Simon Pokagon:

   Shall not one line lament our forest race, Struck out for you from wild creation's face Freedom-the selfsame freedom you adore-Bade us defend our violated shore.

3. Chuck Grassley:

   I lament how this hearing has come about.

4. L.F. Magister:

   People lament for their losses because it´s easier mourn for the past than avoid them in present.

5. Lisa Haisha:

   Once you start that important spiritual housekeeping work, your Imposters will surely protest. Your Victim Imposter might whine: I don’t wanna do the hard work. Don’t make me! Your Egotist Imposter might lament: I already know that I can do the hard work, ergo I don’t need to do it. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lament
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lament
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lament
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lament
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lament
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lament
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lament