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moroseness|mɒˈrəʊsnɪs|
[f. morose a.1 + -ness.]
The state or quality of being morose.
a1661Fuller Worthies, Northampt. (1662) ii. 291 Always cheerful without the least levity, and grave without any moroseness. 1746Dr. Parsons in Phil. Trans. XLIV. 44, I..know some, on whose Faces a settled Moroseness always strikes the Beholder. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) V. 4 The grace and cheerfulness..have disappeared; and a spirit of moroseness..has taken their place. |