"sads" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: the sads [canonical, plural]
Etymology: From sad + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum). Etymology templates: {{glossary|pluralia tantum}} pluralia tantum, {{suffix|en|sad|s<id:pluralia tantum><pos:suffix forming pluralia tantum>}} sad + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|def=1}} the sads pl (plural only)
  1. (colloquial) Sadness or melancholy. Tags: colloquial, plural, plural-only Synonyms: saddies
    Sense id: en-sads-en-noun-lP6owe78 Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (pluralia tantum)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} sads
  1. plural of sad (the Arabic letter) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: sad (extra: the Arabic letter)
    Sense id: en-sads-en-noun-7bfzAlW6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sads
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sad Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: sad
    Sense id: en-sads-en-verb-pQCQ3oyn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 7 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 12 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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