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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAD, a. [It is probable this word is from the root of set. I have not found the word is from the root of set. I have not found the word in the English sense, in any other language.]
1. Sorrowful; affected with grief; cast down with affliction.
Th' angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life.
2. Habitually melancholy; gloomy; not gay or cheerful.
See in her cell sad Eloisa spread.
3. Downcast; gloomy; having the external appearance of sorrow; as a sad countenance. Matthew 6.
4. Serious; grave; not gay, light or volatile.
Lady Catherine, a sad and religious woman.
5. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
6. Dark colored.
Woad or wade is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
[This sense is, I believe, entirely obsolete.]
7. Bad; vexatious; as a sad husband. [Colloquial.]
8. Heavy; weighty; ponderous.
With that his hand more sad than lump of lead. Obs.
9. Close; firm; cohesive; opposed to light or friable.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Obs.
[The two latter senses indicate that the primary sense is set, fixed.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti [ant: glad]
2: of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn't like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
3: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (sadder; saddest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sĉd sated; akin to Old High German sat sated, Latin satis enough Date: 13th century 1. a. affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness ; downcast b. (1) causing or associated with grief or unhappiness ; depressing <sad news> (2) regrettable, deplorable <a sad relaxation of morals — C. W. Cunnington> c. of little worth 2. of a dull somber color • sadly adverb • sadness noun

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation seasonal affective disorder

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. seasonal affective disorder.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (sadder, saddest) 1 unhappy; feeling sorrow or regret. 2 causing or suggesting sorrow (a sad story). 3 regrettable. 4 shameful, deplorable (is in a sad state). 5 (of a colour) dull, neutral-tinted. 6 (of dough etc.) heavy, having failed to rise. Phrases and idioms: sad-iron a solid flat-iron. sad sack US colloq. a very inept person. Derivatives: saddish adj. sadly adv. sadness n. Etymology: OE sæd f. Gmc, rel. to L satis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sad Sad (s[a^]d), a. [Compar. Sadder; supperl. Saddest.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s[ae]d satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sa[eth]r, saddr, Goth. sa[thorn]s, Lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, Gr. 'a`menai to satiate, 'a`dnh enough. Cf. Assets, Sate, Satiate, Satisfy, Satire.] 1. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.] Yet of that art they can not waxen sad, For unto them it is a bitter sweet. --Chaucer. 2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.] His hand, more sad than lump of lead. --Spenser. Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. --Mortimer. 3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. ``Sad-colored clothes.'' --Walton. Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors. --Mortimer. 4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] ``Ripe and sad courage.'' --Chaucer. Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman. --Bacon. Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties. --Ld. Berners. 5. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful. First were we sad, fearing you would not come; Now sadder, that you come so unprovided. --Shak. The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. --Milton. 6. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune. 7. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] ``Sad tipsy fellows, both of them.'' --I. Taylor. Note: Sad is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like. Sad bread, heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] --Bartlett. Syn: Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed; cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous; afflictive; calamitous.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sad Sad, v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.] How it sadded the minister's spirits! --H. Peters.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sadder, saddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you are sad, you feel unhappy, usually because something has happened that you do not like. The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty... I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up... I'd grown fond of our little house and felt sad to leave it... I'm sad about my toys getting burned in the fire. ? happy ADJ: oft ADJ that/to-inf, ADJ about n • sadly Judy said sadly, 'He has abandoned me.' ADV: usu ADV with v • sadness It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I say farewell. ? happiness 2. Sad stories and sad news make you feel sad. I received the sad news that he had been killed in a motor-cycle accident. ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. A sad event or situation is unfortunate or undesirable. It's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking. ADJ • sadly Sadly, bamboo plants die after flowering... ADV: usu ADV adj, ADV with cl 4. If you describe someone as sad, you do not have any respect for them and think their behaviour or ideas are ridiculous. (INFORMAL) ...sad old bikers and youngsters who think that Jim Morrison is God. = pathetic ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

SAD is an abbreviation for seasonal affective disorder.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Close, firm, cohesive. 2. Serious, sedate, grave, staid, sober, sombre, saturnine. 3. Sorrowful, melancholy, mournful, downcast, afflicted, heavy, disconsolate, despondent, depressed, dejected, cheerless. 4. Gloomy, dismal, doleful, mournful, lugubrious, woe-begone, dull. 5. Grievous, afflictive calamitous, disastrous, dire, deplorable. 6. Bad, naughty, vexatious, wicked, troublesome, mischievous. 7. Dark, sombre.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	SAD
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AWP
FAA District	NONE
State	AZ
State	ARIZONA
County	GRAHAM
County State	AZ
City Name	SAFFORD
Full Name	SAFFORD REGIONAL
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"SAFFORD, AZ 85546"
Elevation	3177
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	PHOENIX
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	03
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	E
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGSY3
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	021
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	007
Based Ultralight aircraft	001
Air Taxi	001200
General Aviation, Local Operations	002840
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	007900
Military Aircraft Operations	002160
Latitude	32.8533127778
Longitude	-109.6349708333
State FIPS code	04
State Postal Code	AZ
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	45
Version	09

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