Woe word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "woe" word

[noun] intense mournfulness
[noun] misery resulting from affliction

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\Woe\, n. [OE. wo, wa, woo, AS. w[=a], interj.; akin to D. wee, OS. & OHG. w[=e], G. weh, Icel. vei, Dan. vee, Sw. ve, Goth. wai; cf. L. vae, Gr. ?. [root]128. Cf. {Wail}.] [Formerly written also {wo}.] 1. Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity. Thus saying, from her side the fatal key, Sad instrument of all our woe, she took. --Milton. [They] weep each other's woe. --Pope. 2. A curse; a malediction. Can there be a woe or curse in all the stores of vengeance equal to the malignity of such a practice? --South. Note: Woe is used in denunciation, and in exclamations of sorrow. `` Woe is me! for I am undone.'' --Isa. vi. 5. O! woe were us alive [i.e., in life]. --Chaucer. Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! --Isa. xlv. 9. {Woe worth}, Woe be to. See {Worth}, v. i. Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day, That costs thy life, my gallant gray! --Sir W. Scott.
\Woe\, a. Woeful; sorrowful. [Obs.] His clerk was woe to do that deed. --Robert of Brunne. Woe was this knight and sorrowfully he sighed. --Chaucer. And looking up he waxed wondrous woe. --Spenser.

Synonyms for woe

suffering, woefulness

The fun area, different aproach to word »woe«

Let's analyse "woe" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 66.7% of vowels is 28.1% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EOW. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-- --- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: woe: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: woe: 5 + 6 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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