Could you tell me about the difference between "sorrow" and "sorrowfulness"? Thanks a lot.
I looked them up in the English-Vietnamese dictionary, and I found their meaning aren't totally different. But when I used Oxford advanced learner's dict, I couldn't find "sorrowfulness" :( maybe this word doesn't exist. If it truly exists, please tell me the differences. Many thanks :)

Question

Could you tell me about the difference between "sorrow" and "sorrowfulness"? Thanks a lot.
I looked them up in the English-Vietnamese dictionary, and I found their meaning aren't totally different. But when I used Oxford advanced learner's dict, I couldn't find "sorrowfulness" :( maybe this word doesn't exist. If it truly exists, please tell me the differences. Many thanks :)

Answer

sorrow = feeling of sorrow
sorrowfulness = the abstract notion of sorrow

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