Sad Definition

săd
sadder, saddest
adjective
sadder, saddest
Having, expressing, or showing low spirits or sorrow; unhappy; mournful; sorrowful.
Webster's New World
Causing or characterized by dejection, melancholy, or sorrow.
Webster's New World
Dark or dull in color; drab.
Webster's New World
Very bad; deplorable.
Webster's New World
Dark-hued; somber.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Seasonal affective disorder.
Webster's New World
(medicine) Seasonal affective disorder.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary
(US) Special Activities Division.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sad

Adjective

Base Form:
sad
Comparative:
sadder
Superlative:
saddest

Origin of Sad

  • From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“sated with, weary of, satiated, filled, full"), from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied"), from Proto-Indo-European *sehâ‚‚- (“to satiate, satisfy"). Cognate with West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat (“sated, drunk"), German satt (“well-fed, full"), Danish sat, Norwegian sad, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌸𐍃 (saþs, “full, satisfied"), and through Indo-European, with Latin satur (“well-fed, sated"). Related to sate.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English weary, sorrowful from Old English sæd sated, weary sā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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