Words that are spelled similarly to plaintive:
plaintive, plaintiff, placative, plainte, plaintif.
Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word plaintive:
wailing, cuckoo, timbre, lament, oboe, cries, ballad, melancholy, waltz, whistle, harmonica, melody, refrain, frog, chords, mood, melodic, chord, descending, dee, instrumentation, vocal, cry, intimate, sad, tune, tone, acoustic, piano, sung, voice, chorus, lyrics, lover, quiet, strings, rhythm, intensity, emotional, rain, blues, drums, distinctive, guitar, sounds, romantic, notes, dramatic, theme, rolling, call, bird, themes, accompanied, minor, singing, sound, song, solo, heard, billboard, expression, pop, beautiful, note, songs, piece, spirit, edge, felt, express, look, singer, poetry.
Words that rhyme with plaintive:
complain of, airplane of, alain of, ane of, arcane of, ascertain of, attain of, bahrain of, bain of, bane of, bayne of, biplane of, blaine of, brain of, brane of, brisbane of, cain of, campaign of, cane of, cellophane of, chain of, champagne of, champaign of, champlain of, charlemagne of, cheyne of, cocaine of, complaint of, constraint of, contain of, crane of, dana of, dane of, disdain of, domain of, domaine of, drain of, duane of, elaine of, entertain of, explain of, fain of, faint of, fane of, feign of, feint of, floodplain of, fontaine of, forebrain of, fountaine of, gain of, germain of, grain of, hayne of, humane of, hurricane of, hussain of, hussein of, inane of, insane of, jane of, kane of, lain of, lane of, legerdemain of, ln of, lorraine of, maclaine of, maclean of, main of, maine of, maintain of, mane of, mayne of, mccain of, mcclain of, mclane of, membrane of, methane of, migraine of, monoplane of, moraine of, mundane of, obtain of, paign of, pain of, paine of, paint of, pane of, payne of, petain of, plain of, plaint of, plane of, profane of, quaint of, rain of, refrain of, regain of, reign of.
Adjectives that are often used to describe plaintive:
little, such, aimless, dead, last, sad.
Nouns that are often described by the adjective plaintive:
voice, cry, note, tone, cries, song, notes, melody, sound, wail, tones, call, music, songs, air, strains, strain, voices, sounds, appeal, whistle, letter, question, tune, words, moan, melodies, whine, numbers, murmur, expression, plea, anthem, airs, sigh, quality, eyes, look, accents, ballad, lament, calls, chant, character, manner, moans, ditty, letters, appeals, howl, theme, smile, wailing, tale, sweetness, key, refrain, face, wails, bleat, request, query, cadence, protest, ballads, mood, style, verses, bleating, singing, tunes, story, melancholy, murmurs, sadness, noise, sighs, tenderness, cadences, soul, pleas, dirge, mew, prayer, chords, cooing, elegy, comment, lay, hymn, whisper, reply, pipe, ditties, message, meow, inquiry.
Consonant match to plaintive:
plain of, plaint of, plan of, plane of.
Words that sound like plaintive:
plaintive, plaintiff, planting, plantiff, plain weave, planta, point of, plane tree, plenty, painting, planted, plating, planing, plaint, planty, plantae, plaining, plaints, plaintiffs, plaiting, plantea, plain stitch, placative, plainte, blunting, plantas, plant, plants, planning, painted, plotting, plato, pointing, panting, planter, plated, planed, punting, plano, plante, pontiff, punitive, platy, palliative, plantes, plained, plaintively, painty, plantar, pontif, pleating, plantin, plaintain, plantings, plantage, splinting, plenties, plighting, punative, plantz, planus, platting, palative, appointive, plan d, blinding, blunted, blending, blanding, illative, bleynte, plantain, penta, playdoh, pinta, plata, polenta, panta, plaited, plana, planeta, plan a, plena, pluta, patient of, pianta, planera, plausive, plichta, plantal, point a, planes, plains, plainly, plum tree, playwriting, plumtree, playwrighting, aplenty, appellative.
