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sullenness
sul·len S0876800 (sŭl′ən)adj. sul·len·er, sul·len·est 1. Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.2. Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent: sullen, gray skies.3. Sluggish; slow: the sullen current of a canal.
[Middle English solein, from Anglo-Norman solein, alone, from sol, single, from Latin sōlus, by oneself alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
sul′len·ly adv.sul′len·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sullenness - a gloomy ill-tempered feelingmoroseness, glumnessmoodiness - a sullen gloomy feeling | | 2. | sullenness - a sullen moody resentful dispositionmoroseness, sourness, sulkinessill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition |
Translationssullen (ˈsalən) adjective silent and bad-tempered. a sullen young man; a sullen expression. 慍怒的 愠怒的ˈsullenly adverb 悶悶不樂地 闷闷不乐地ˈsullenness noun 沈悶 沉闷EncyclopediaSeesullensullenness
Synonyms for sullennessnoun a gloomy ill-tempered feelingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a sullen moody resentful dispositionSynonyms- moroseness
- sourness
- sulkiness
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