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doleful

How many syllables in doleful?

  2 syllables

Divide doleful into syllables:   dole-ful
Stressed syllable in doleful:   dole-ful
How to pronounce doleful:   dohl-full
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Synonyms for doleful


1 syllable
  • down
  • sad
  • glum
2 syllables
  • downcast
  • gloomy
  • woeful
  • forlorn
  • mournful
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • down in the dumps
  • miserable
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What rhymes with doleful

2 syllables
  • soulful
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