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
- 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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