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What is the noun for rues?

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rue
  1. (archaic or dialectal) Sorrow; repentance; regret.
  2. (archaic or dialectal) Pity; compassion.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. remorse, contrition, regret, repentance, contriteness, penitence, guilt, remorsefulness, shame, self-reproach, compunction, attrition, ruefulness, ruth, penitency, penance, self-condemnation, pangs of conscience, sorrow, grief, anguish, qualm, scruple, sorriness, prickings of conscience, guilty conscience, feelings of guilt, self-accusation, bad conscience, humiliation, conscience, self-castigation, self-punishment, self-flagellation, deep regret, self-disgust, degradation, sadness, humbling, debasement, distress, sorrowfulness, atonement, regretfulness, guiltiness, affliction, pangs of guilt, bitterness, misgiving, hair shirt … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of rue after realizing I had forgotten my best friend's birthday.”
rue
  1. Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens, formerly used in medicines.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remorse, contrition, regret, repentance, contriteness, penitence, guilt, remorsefulness, shame, self-reproach, compunction, attrition, ruefulness, ruth, penitency, penance, self-condemnation, pangs of conscience, sorrow, grief, anguish, qualm, scruple, sorriness, prickings of conscience, guilty conscience, feelings of guilt, self-accusation, bad conscience, humiliation, conscience, self-castigation, self-punishment, self-flagellation, deep regret, self-disgust, degradation, sadness, humbling, debasement, distress, sorrowfulness, atonement, regretfulness, guiltiness, affliction, pangs of guilt, bitterness, misgiving, hair shirt … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of rue after realizing I had forgotten my best friend's birthday.”
ruefulness
  1. The property of being rueful.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remorsefulness, remorse, contrition, repentance, regret, contriteness, penitence, guilt, compunction, rue, attrition, shame, penance, ruth, penitency, anguish, qualm, scruple, grief, humiliation, debasement, degradation, distress, humbling, sadness, self-reproach, self-condemnation, self-castigation, self-flagellation, self-punishment, pangs of conscience, self-accusation, sorrow, sorriness, prickings of conscience, guilty conscience, atonement, regretfulness, feelings of guilt, deep regret, bad conscience, sorrowfulness, conscience, affliction, hair shirt, pangs of guilt, self-disgust, guiltiness, bitterness, humility … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “But the more I thought about the matter, the more my feelings turned to ruefulness.”
      “Folk and country, romance and ruefulness, innocence and experience are all conjoined in their bewitching vocal harmonies.”
      “Today, as she tends her garden in a retirement community, Brevard considers her glamorous past with a mix of ruefulness and pride.”
ruefulnesses
  1. plural of ruefulness
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remorsefulness, remorses, contritions, repentances, regrets, contriteness, penitences, guilts, compunctions, rues, attritions, shames, penances, ruth, penitencies, anguishes, qualms, scruples, griefs, humiliations, debasements, degradations, distresses, humblings, sadnesses, self-reproaches, self-flagellations, self-punishment, pangs of conscience, sorrows, sorriness, guilty consciences, atonements, regretfulness, sorrowfulnesses, consciences, afflictions, hair shirts, self-disgust, pities, compassions, guiltinesses, bad, bitternesses, disgraces, humilities, dishonors, dishonours, annoyances, self-hatreds … more
rues
  1. plural of rue
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remorse, contrition, regret, repentance, contriteness, penitence, guilt, remorsefulness, shame, self-reproach, compunctions, attrition, penitency, ruth, ruefulness, penances, sorrow, anguish, grief, qualms, sorriness, scruples, guilty consciences, conscience, self-disgust, self-punishment, humiliation, self-flagellation, humblings, degradation, sadness, regretfulness, sorrowfulness, guiltiness, debasement, distress, affliction, atonement, hair shirts, self-criticism, misgivings, second thoughts, dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, bad, pity, compassion, annoyance, bitterness … more
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