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Definition plaintive

Etymology

From Middle English pleintif, plentyff, from French plaintif (“aggrieved, lamenting”), from plainte (“lament, complaint”); see plaint. Doublet of plaintiff.

Adjective

plaintive (comparative more plaintive, superlative most plaintive)

  1. Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

Results 271 Words with the letters PLAINTIVE

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15 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
ANTISPECULATIVE 28
HYPERSALIVATION 28
IMPLICATIVENESS 30
INTERPROVINCIAL 28
NONEXPLOITATIVE 32
OVERAPPLICATION 30
PLAINTIVENESSES 25
PROVINCIALITIES 27
14 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
MANIPULATIVELY 30
OPINIONATIVELY 26
PREVENTABILITY 28
PROVIDENTIALLY 27
PULVERIZATIONS 33
13 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
HYPERVIGILANT 28
INTERPOLATIVE 22
PLAINTIVENESS 23
PULVERIZATION 32
12 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
INTERPLUVIAL 23
LIVETRAPPING 26
MANIPULATIVE 25
PROVIDENTIAL 22
VESPERTILIAN 21
11 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
PLAINTIVELY 23
9 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
PLAINTIVE 18
7 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
INVITAL 13
PANTILE 12
PINTAIL 12
VENTAIL 13
6 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
ALEVIN 12
ALPINE 11
ALVINE 12
APLITE 10
ENTAIL 8
INVITE 11
LEVANT 12
NATIVE 11
PANTIE 10
PATINE 10
PENIAL 11
PINEAL 11
PINETA 10
PINITE 10
PINTLE 11
PLAINT 11
PLANET 11
PLATEN 11
PLIANT 11
TENAIL 8
TIEPIN 10
TINEAL 8
VALINE 12
VEINAL 12
VENIAL 12
VINEAL 12
5 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
ALIEN 7
ALINE 7
ALIVE 10
ANILE 7
ANVIL 11
ELAIN 7
ELINT 7
ENTIA 6
INAPT 9
INEPT 9
INLET 7
LAPIN 10
LATEN 7
LEANT 7
LEAPT 9
LEPTA 9
LEVIN 11
LIANE 7
LIPIN 10
LITAI 6
LIVEN 11
NAEVI 10
NAIVE 10
NAVEL 11
NIVAL 11
PAINT 9
PALET 9
PANEL 10
PATEN 9
PATIN 9
PAVIN 13
PENAL 10
PETAL 9
PIETA 8
PILEA 9
PILEI 9
PINTA 9
PLAIN 10
PLAIT 9
PLANE 10
PLANT 10
PLATE 9
PLEAT 9
PLENA 10
TELIA 6
TENIA 6
TEPAL 9
TINEA 6
VALET 10
VENAL 11
VINAL 11
VITAE 9
VITAL 10
4 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
ALIT 5
ANIL 6
ANTE 5
ANTI 5
ELAN 6
ETNA 5
EVIL 9
ILEA 5
ILIA 5
INIA 5
INTI 5
LAIN 6
LANE 6
LATE 5
LATI 5
LAVE 9
LEAN 6
LEAP 8
LENT 6
LEPT 8
LEVA 9
LIEN 6
LINE 6
LINT 6
LIPA 8
LITE 5
LIVE 9
NAIL 6
NAPE 8
NAVE 9
NEAP 8
NEAT 5
NEVI 9
NIPA 8
NITE 5
PAIL 8
PAIN 8
PALE 8
PANE 8
PANT 8
PATE 7
PAVE 11
PEAL 8
PEAN 8
PEAT 7
PEIN 8
PELT 8
PENT 8
PIAL 8
PIAN 8
PILE 8
PILI 8
PINA 8
PINE 8
PINT 8
PITA 7
PLAN 9
PLAT 8
PLEA 8
PLIE 8
TAEL 5
TAIL 5
TAIN 5
TALE 5
TALI 5
TAPE 7
TEAL 5
TELA 5
TEPA 7
TILE 5
TINE 5
TIPI 7
VAIL 9
VAIN 9
VALE 9
VANE 9
VEAL 9
VEIL 9
VEIN 9
VELA 9
VENA 9
VENT 9
VIAL 9
VILE 9
VINA 9
VINE 9
VITA 8
3 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
AIL 4
AIN 4
AIT 3
ALE 4
ALP 7
ALT 4
ANE 4
ANI 4
ANT 4
APE 6
APT 6
ATE 3
AVE 7
EAT 3
ETA 3
LAP 7
LAT 4
LAV 8
LEA 4
LEI 4
LET 4
LEV 8
LIE 4
LIN 5
LIP 7
LIT 4
NAE 4
NAP 7
NET 4
NIL 5
NIP 7
NIT 4
PAL 7
PAN 7
PAT 6
PEA 6
PEN 7
PET 6
PIA 6
PIE 6
PIN 7
PIT 6
TAE 3
TAN 4
TAP 6
TAV 7
TEA 3
TEL 4
TEN 4
TIE 3
TIL 4
TIN 4
TIP 6
VAN 8
VAT 7
VET 7
VIA 7
VIE 7
2 letter words with the letters PLAINTIVE ↑
AE 2
AI 2
AL 3
AN 3
AT 2
EL 3
EN 3
ET 2
IN 3
IT 2
LA 3
LI 3
NA 3
NE 3
PA 5
PE 5
PI 5
TA 2
TI 2

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