mourning Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
    bereavement.
  2. noun the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
    lamentation.
  3. verb feel sadness
    mourn.
    • She is mourning her dead child
  4. verb observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
    mourn.
  5. adjective satellite sorrowful through loss or deprivation
    grief-stricken; sorrowing; grieving; bereft; bereaved.
    • bereft of hope

WordNet

Mourn"ing noun
Etymology
AS. murnung.
Definitions
  1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
  2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.
    The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid. Dryden.
Mourn"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
  2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.

Webster 1913