Moroseness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness. uncountable, usually
"He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look; his naturally reserved disposition was exaggerated into an almost idiotic excess of unsociable moroseness; and he took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance."
- 2 a sullen moody resentful disposition wordnet
- 3 a gloomy ill-tempered feeling wordnet
Example
More examples"He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look; his naturally reserved disposition was exaggerated into an almost idiotic excess of unsociable moroseness; and he took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance."
Etymology
From morose + -ness.
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