Difference between Sad and Saddening

SAD vs SADDENING: NOUN

Bad; unfortunate
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness.
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing.
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry.
Dark-hued; somber.
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
Appearing sorrowful.
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Dignified, serious, grave.
Of things that make you feel sad
Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Heavy bread.
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow.
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Steadfast, valiant.

Having the external appearance of sorrow; gloomy; downcast: as, a sad countenance.
Distressing; grievous; disastrous: as, a sad accident; a sad disappointment.
Troublesome; trying; bad; wicked: sometimes used jocularly: as, a sad grumbler; a sad rogue.
Dark; somber; sober; quiet: applied to color: as, a sad brown.
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Depressed, cheerless, desponding, disconsolate.
Dire, deplorable.
Sorrowful; melancholy; mournful; dejected.
Sober; serious; grave; sedate; discreet; responsible; wise; sage.
Steadfast; constant; trusty; faithful.
Settled; fixed; resolute.
Strong; stout: said of a person or an animal.
Weighty; important; momentous.
Heavy; soggy; doughy; that has not risen well: as, sad bread.
Close; compact; hard; stiff; not light or soft.
Expressing or marked by sorrow or melancholy.
Heavy; weighty; ponderous.
Full; having had one's fill; sated; surfeited; hence, satiated; wearied; tired; sick.
To sadden; make sorrowful; grieve.
To strengthen; establish; confirm.
To make firm.
Closely; firmly: as, to lie sad.
Soberly; prudently; discreetly.
Strongly; stiffly.
Firm; solid; fixed.
Bad
Unfortunate

Bad, Miserable, Mournful, Deplorable, Melancholy, Pitiful, Lamentable, Sadden, Sorrowful, Depressing, Bittersweet, Tragic, Sorry, Distressing, Saddening

Miserable, Sorry, Grim, Painful, Disheartened, Lamentable, Pathetic, Deplorable, Tragic, Unfortunate, Distressing, Depressive, Gloomy, Depressing, Sad

Bad, Miserable, Mournful, Deplorable, Melancholy, Pitiful, Lamentable, Sadden, Sorrowful, Depressing, Bittersweet, Tragic, Sorry, Distressing, Saddening

Miserable, Sorry, Grim, Painful, Disheartened, Lamentable, Pathetic, Deplorable, Tragic, Unfortunate, Distressing, Depressive, Gloomy, Depressing, Sad

When Jessica feels sad, she likes to listen to sad songs, which somehow helps her feel better.
And so these terrible accidents were happening, horrible sad, sad accidents.
Sad, so sad that American Congress, Senate and Presidents did allow these horrific acts to be unleashed on Africans during slavery.
Prisoners sad, he asked them, why is your face more sad than ordinary?
Why do people listen to sad songs when they are sad?
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Eating the SAD diet literally makes you sad.
He should be sad because she was sad.
The sad sad news about Kidd Kraddick is shocking.
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It creates a climate of intimidation and lawlessness that was saddening.
Looked older than his dick up to touch saddening her emotions.
Verbs for sad include sadden, saddened, saddenest, saddeneth, saddening and saddens.
As a guy, I find these comments both heartening and saddening.
Our deepest condolences to this most saddening and unexpected news.
Fuller said knowing the ship will be decommissioned is saddening.
Unfortunately and saddening, it is impossible to rename a domain.
It is really saddening to know about such reviews.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide an honest and saddening insight.
So all of this is saddening and depressing.