单词 | sullen |
释义 | sullen[ suhl-uhn ] / ˈsʌl ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sullen ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveshowing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. indicative of gloomy ill humor. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound. sluggish, as a stream. Obsolete. malignant, as planets or influences. Origin of sullenFirst recorded in 1565–75; earlier sollen, solain, from Middle English solein(e), solain “sole, solitary, sullen,” possibly from Vulgar Latin sōlānus (unattested), from Latin sōlus “alone, only, single” SYNONYMS FOR sullen2 sulky, moody, sour, bad-tempered. 4 cheerless, clouded, overcast, somber, mournful, dark. 5 slow, stagnant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sullen ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR sullen1, 2 cheerful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR sullen ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for sullen1. See cross. 1, 2. See glum. OTHER WORDS FROM sullensul·len·ly, adverbsul·len·ness, nounun·sul·len, adjectiveun·sul·len·ly, adverbWords nearby sullensulindac, sulk, sulky, Sulla, sullage, sullen, Sullivan, Sullom Voe, sully, Sully-Prudhomme, sulph- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sullenBritish Dictionary definitions for sullensullen / (ˈsʌlən) / adjectiveunwilling to talk or be sociable; sulky; morose sombre; gloomya sullen day literary sluggish; slowa sullen stream obsolete threatening noun(plural) archaic a sullen mood Derived forms of sullensullenly, adverbsullenness, nounWord Origin for sullenC16: perhaps from Anglo-French solain (unattested), ultimately related to Latin sōlus alone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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