noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being sulky. uncountable
2. 2
   a sullen moody resentful disposition wordnet
3. 3
   The result or product of being sulky. countable
4. 4
   a feeling of sulky resentment wordnet
5. 5
   a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antipathyaversionbigotrycold comfortcussednessdejection

Etymology

From sulky + -ness. Compare Middle English solcenesse, asolkenesse, Old English āsolcennes.

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