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sullenness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glumness, moroseness |
| Type of | moodiness |
| Derivation | sullen |
sullenness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moroseness, sourness, sulkiness |
| Type of | ill nature |
| Derivation | sullen |
Examples of sullenness
sullenness
Irritability, sullenness and churlishness are examples of the last form of anger.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Instead, Keaton brings mostly a sort of put-upon sullenness to her part.
From the time.com
Efron is known for his man-beauty, and sullenness doesn't work well on that million-dollar mug.
From the newsobserver.com
Smith usually plays such awards-bait roles with a sullenness that robs him of his movie-star qualities.
From the thestate.com
Or the boorish sullenness of a shy, self-absorbed young man.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is no doubt that his essentially loveless upbringing created the seething sullenness of his nature.
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We held each other's eyes, and I understood, when she leaned in and kissed me lightly, that she'd misread my sullenness.
From the theatlantic.com
It is not just the sullenness of mood and lack of feeling for the team ethic, it is Balotelli's fitful contributions.
From the express.co.uk
So the reserve of these characters, actors and films is not necessarily the sullenness of European art films.
From the time.com
- Moroseness: a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
- Sulkiness: a sullen moody resentful disposition
- (sullenly) dourly: in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly"
- The state or quality of being sullen; The result or product of being sullen
- (sullenly) (adv.): sadly; in a depressing and gloomy way
- Gloominess; disagreeableness
