Definition of PLAINT

plaint

Plural: plaints

Noun

  • A complaint or lamentation, often expressing sorrow.
  • (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
  • a cry of sorrow and grief
  • A complaint.
  • A lament or woeful cry.
  • A sad song.
  • An accusation.

Examples

  • After drawing all vowels, his PLAINT about the unfairness of the tile bag echoed through the room.
  • Once the plaint had been made there was nothing that could be done to revoke it.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English plainte, borrowed from Anglo-Norman plainte (“lamentation”), plaint (“lament”), and Old French pleinte (“lamentation”), pleint (“lament”) (modern French plainte), from Medieval Latin plancta (“plaint”), from Latin planctus (“a beating of the breast in lamentation, beating, lamentation”), from Latin plango (“I beat the breast, I lament”); see plain.

Synonyms

lament, lamentation, wail

Scrabble Score: 8

plaint: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plaint: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plaint: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

plaint: valid Words With Friends Word