She gave us a dour look when we suggested that she apologize.
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Dour
//ˈdʊə//
Synonyms for "dour" (163 found)
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Strong matches (49)
Related words (81)
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Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(9 words)
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Synonyms
13 entriesderived
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
88 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- мрачен adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- намусен adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- строг adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- суров adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
Catalan
1 entries- depriment adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
Czech
3 entries- přísný adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- zarputilý adj (unyielding and obstinate)
- zasmušilý adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
Dutch
3 entries- afschrikwekkend adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- onverbiddelijk adj (unyielding and obstinate)
- stuurs adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
Esperanto
2 entries- aǔstera adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- severa adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
Finnish
3 entries- alakuloinen adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- itsepäinen adj (unyielding and obstinate)
- tyly adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
French
4 entries- austère adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- dur adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- entêté adj (unyielding and obstinate)
- inflexible adj (unyielding and obstinate)
Galician
4 entries- lúgubre adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- rigorista adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- rigoroso adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- severo adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
German
4 entries- abweisend adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- dumpf adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- düster adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- griesgrämig adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
Italian
4 entries- arcigno adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- austero adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- cupo adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- indeflessibile adj (unyielding and obstinate)
Māori
4 entries- pōkēkē adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- taimaha adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- tukumaru adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- whakarikiriki adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
Polish
2 entries- ponury adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- srogi adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
Portuguese
2 entries- duro adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- rígido adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
Russian
4 entries- мра́чный adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- непрекло́нный adj (unyielding and obstinate)
- стро́гий adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- суро́вый adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
Spanish
4 entries- austero adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- despiadado adj (unyielding and obstinate)
- duro adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- inflexible adj (unyielding and obstinate)
Ukrainian
4 entries- понурий adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- похмурий adj (expressing gloom or melancholy)
- строгий adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
- суворий adj (stern, harsh and forbidding)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
He's always been a dour twat with a face like a cat's arse.
Source: tatoeba (13172130)
The guard's dour expression made visitors hesitate to approach him.
Source: tatoeba (13561793)
Tom's dour silence said more than any words could.
Source: tatoeba (13561795)
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