English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian dolente, present participle of dolere (to hurt, regret).

Adverb edit

dolente (not comparable)

  1. (music) Sorrowfully, as if the player were mourning.

Anagrams edit

French edit

Adjective edit

dolente

  1. feminine singular of dolent

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin dolentem (hurting, suffering).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /doˈlɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: do‧lèn‧te

Adjective edit

dolente (plural dolenti)

  1. sore, painful
  2. sorrowful, doleful

Derived terms edit

Participle edit

dolente (plural dolenti)

  1. present participle of dolere

Further reading edit

  • dolente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana