triste

== English == === Alternative forms === trist === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English trist, triste (-e form is less common), borrowed from Old French trist, triste, from Latin trīstis (“sad, sorrowful”). Re-borrowed late 18c. (as “dull, uninteresting”) as a French word in English and often spelled triste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪst/ Homophones: trist, tryst Rhymes: -ɪst === Adjective === triste (comparative more triste, superlative most triste) (rare) Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. Synonyms: miserable, unhappy; see also Thesaurus:sad ==== Derived terms ==== tristeness, tristness tristeful, tristful === References === === Further reading === “triste”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “triste”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “triste”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === streit, Tetris, titers, triest, titres, triset, Strite, tirest, sitter, Sitter, trites, tretis == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish triste (“sad”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾiste/, [ˈt̪ɾis̪.t̪e] Hyphenation: tris‧te === Adjective === triste sad == Danish == === Adjective === triste plural and definite singular attributive of trist == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French triste, borrowed from Latin trīstis. Old French originally had trist, inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus, a variant of the same word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁist/ Homophone: tristes Hyphenation: triste Rhymes: -ist === Adjective === triste (plural tristes) sad Synonyms: chagriné, déçu, désappointé, désenchanté, malheureux Antonyms: béat, bienheureux, comblé, content, enchanté, épanoui, gai, heureux, joyeux, ravi, réjoui, satisfait ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: tris Louisiana Creole: tris → Danish: trist → Dutch: triest → English: triste →? Franco-Provençal: tristo → Norwegian Bokmål: trist → Norwegian Nynorsk: trist → Swedish: trist → German: trist === See also === === Further reading === “triste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === titres == Galician == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese triste, presumably a borrowing from Latin trīstis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾiste/ [ˈt̪ɾis̺.t̪ɪ] Rhymes: -iste Hyphenation: tris‧te === Adjective === triste m or f (plural tristes) sad, unhappy Antonym: alegre ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “triste”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === triste inflection of trist: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Interlingua == === Adjective === triste (comparative plus triste, superlative le plus triste) sad == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin trīstis. Compare tristo, inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus, from the same source. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtris.te/ Rhymes: -iste Hyphenation: trì‧ste === Adjective === triste m or f by sense (plural tristi, superlative tristissimo) sad, unhappy, bleak Antonym: allegro ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === triste in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Ladino == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin trīstis. Compare the Old Spanish tristo. === Adjective === triste (Hebrew spelling טריסטי) sad (unhappy) Synonym: atristado Antonym: felis ==== Related terms ==== === References === == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adverb ==== trīste (not comparable) sadly === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== trīste nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of trīstis === References === “triste”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “triste”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “triste”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[4], London: Macmillan and Co. == Middle English == === Verb === triste (Late Middle English) alternative form of thirsten == Norman == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French triste, borrowed from Latin trīstis. === Adjective === triste m or f (Jersey) sad == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === triste definite singular of trist plural of trist == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === triste definite singular of trist plural of trist == Old French == === Alternative forms === tirst (< VL. trīstus) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin trīstis. === Adjective === triste m (oblique and nominative feminine singular triste) sad ==== Related terms ==== tristor ==== Descendants ==== French: triste → English: triste Norman: triste == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Derived from Latin trīstis. === Adjective === triste sad (saddened) ==== Descendants ==== Galician: triste Portuguese: triste === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “triste”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “triste”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “triste”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese triste, presumably a borrowing from Latin trīstis. === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾiʃ.ti/ Hyphenation: tris‧te === Adjective === triste m or f (plural tristes, comparable, comparative mais triste, superlative o mais triste or tristíssimo, diminutive tristinho, augmentative tristão) (of a person) sad; unhappy; down Synonym: infeliz Eles estavam tristes porque o inverno começou. ― They were sad because winter had begun. (of something) sad (causing sadness) Era um filme bastante triste. ― It was quite a sad film. (of a person) disappointed Synonyms: decepcionado, desapontado Estou muito triste com você. ― I’m really disappointed with you. (of a situation) lamentable; pitiful Synonyms: vergonhoso, lamentável A situação das escolas é triste. ― The situation of the schools is lamentable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tristeza === Further reading === “triste”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “triste”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtris.te] === Adjective === triste f pl or n pl nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of trist == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin trīstis. Compare the Old Spanish tristo, inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾiste/ [ˈt̪ɾis.t̪e] Rhymes: -iste Syllabification: tris‧te === Adjective === triste m or f (masculine and feminine plural tristes, superlative tristísimo) sad, saddened, blue, gloomy, unhappy, joyless, triste (with estar) As a temporary state. ¿Por qué estás tan triste? ― Why are you so sad? (with ser) As a trait. ¿Por qué eres tan triste? ― Why are you such a sad person? dismal, dreary, glum, miserable, melancholic sorrowful, mournful forlorn upsetting, saddening dull ==== Antonyms ==== alegre ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “triste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === triste definite natural masculine singular of trist === Anagrams === istret, sitter