Synonyms for sullenness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suhl-uhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌl ən

Définition of sullenness

Origin : 1570s, alteration of Middle English soleyn "unique, singular," from Anglo-French *solein, formed on the pattern of Old French soltain, from Old French soul "single" (see sole (n.2)). The sense shift in Middle English from "solitary" to "morose" occurred late 14c.

noun sulkiness

Example sentences :

Then turning to me—You can bear the imputation of sullenness I see!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

The man kept his glance averted, and the cloud of sullenness deepened on his face.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Morty fell back on sullenness, and bade him manage it his own way.
Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

Lanty took the money with a mixture of humility and sullenness.
Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever

The woman assumes a sullenness, and it is some time before she can be got to proceed.
Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams

We had confidence in Cypher's sullenness and smouldering ferocity.
Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry

Hope was just beginning to crowd anxiety and sullenness out of the way.
Extract from : « The Elusive Pimpernel » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

And, meanwhile, his very despair and sullenness had been turned to his good.
Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle

Theodora bent her head and cast down her eyes, not in sullenness, but in sorrow.
Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Sullenness, if you be not too blind to perceive it, is a temper to be avoided by all means.
Extract from : « The Young Man's Guide » by William A. Alcott

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