Definition of LAMENTATION

lamentation

Meanings

Plural: lamentations

Noun

  • a cry of sorrow and grief
  • the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
  • The act of lamenting.
  • A sorrowful cry; a lament.
  • Specifically, mourning.
  • lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
  • A group of swans.

Origin / Etymology

Recorded since 1375, from Latin lāmentātiō (“wailing, moaning, weeping”), from the deponent verb lāmentor, from lāmentum (“wail; wailing”), itself from a Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to howl”), presumed ultimately imitative. Replaced Old English cwiþan. Lament is a 16th-century back-formation.

Synonyms

lament, mourning, plaint, wail

Scrabble Score: 13

lamentation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lamentation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lamentation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

lamentation is a valid Words With Friends word