Synonyms for
Dolores
Definition
Dolores is a Spanish name derived from the Latin word 'dolor', meaning 'sorrow' or 'pain'.
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Common collocations
- dolores del
- deep dolores
- dolores of life
- dolores of the heart
- dolores and suffering
- endless dolores
Word family
noun dolor
Usage note
Dolores is a Spanish word meaning 'pains' or 'sorrows'. It is often used in English to refer to a specific type of profound sadness or suffering, particularly in a literary or religious context.
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Example sentences
- Dolores is a beautiful name.
- She felt great dolores after losing her pet.
- Dolores couldn't stop crying.
- The dolores in his heart was unbearable.
- I could see the dolores in her eyes.
Quotes
"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love." - Dolores Huerta
"It is not the pain that defines us, but how we rise above it." - Dolores Huerta
"The deepest pain I ever felt was denying my own feelings to make everyone else comfortable." - Dolores Huerta