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Webster 1913 Edition

Dolente

‖

Do-len′te

,
Adj.
&
adv.
[It.]
(Mus.)
Plaintively. See
Doloroso
.

Definition 2024

dolente

dolente

English

Adverb

dolente ‎(not comparable)

  1. (music) A direction in musical notation indicating that the piece should be played sorrowfully, as if the player were mourning.

French

Adjective

dolente

  1. feminine singular of dolent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dolēns, dolēntem ‎(“hurting, suffering”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnte

Verb

dolente

  1. present participle of dolere

Adjective

dolente m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural dolenti)

  1. sore, painful
  2. sorrowful, doleful

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian dolente, present participle of dolere ‎(“to hurt, regret”).

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