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sadness

How many syllables in sadness?

  2 syllables

Divide sadness into syllables:   sad-ness
Stressed syllable in sadness:   sad-ness
How to say sadness:

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Synonyms for sadness


1 syllable
  • gloom
  • woe
  • grief
2 syllables
  • aching
  • dismay
  • heartache
  • pathos
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with sadness

2 syllables
  • madness
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