From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
mourning
adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
[syn: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken,
grieving, {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]
n 1: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
[syn: bereavement]
2: the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing
grief [syn: lamentation]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, n. [AS. murnung.]
1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation;
sorrow.
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2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp.
clothing or a badge of somber black.
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The houses to their tops with black were spread,
And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.
--Dryden.
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Deep mourning. See under Deep.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mourn \Mourn\ (m[=o]rn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mourned
(m[=o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Mourning.] [AS. murnan; akin to
OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. ma['u]rnan.]
1. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be
sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or
sadness.
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Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for
her. --Gen. xxiii.
2.
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2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner.
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We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood?
--Shak.
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Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year.
--Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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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.
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Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa
atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in
flattened heads.
Mourning dove (Zool.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura)
found throughout the United States; -- so named from its
plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust.
under Dove.
Mourning warbler (Zool.), an American ground warbler
(Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck,
and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat
and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
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