Mournful
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns
Plaintive
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: sorrowful, mournful or melancholic
Mournful as an adjective is filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns while Plaintive as an adjective is sorrowful, mournful or melancholic
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: sorrowful, mournful or melancholic
We hope you now know whether to use Mournful or Plaintive in your sentence.