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View usage for: (sʌlən) adjectiveSomeone who is sullen is bad-tempered and does not speak much. The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. Many of them remained sullen and resentful. Synonyms: morose, cross, moody, sour More Synonyms of sullen sullenly graded adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, also ADVERB adjective] 'I've never seen it before,' Harry said sullenly. ...a sullenly resentful crowd. More Synonyms of sullen sullen in British English (ˈsʌlən) adjective1. unwilling to talk or be sociable; sulky; morose 2. sombre; gloomy a sullen day 3. literary sluggish; slow a sullen stream noun5. (plural) archaic a sullen mood Derived forms sullenly (ˈsullenly) adverb sullenness (ˈsullenness) noun Word origin C16: perhaps from Anglo-French solain (unattested), ultimately related to Latin sōlus alone sullen in American English (ˈsʌlən) adjective1. showing resentment and ill humor by morose, unsociable withdrawal 2. gloomy; dismal; sad; depressing 3. somber; dull sullen colors 5. Obsolete baleful; threatening Derived forms sullenly (ˈsullenly) adverb sullenness (ˈsullenness) noun Word origin ME solein, alone, solitary < VL * solanus, alone < L solus, alone, sole 1Examples of 'sullen' in a sentencesullen British English: sullen ADJECTIVE Someone who is sullen is bad-tempered and does not speak much. The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. - American English: sullen
- Brazilian Portuguese: pesado
- Chinese: 愤懑的
- European Spanish: hosco
- French: renfrogné
- German: mürrisch
- Italian: imbronciato
- Japanese: 不機嫌に黙り込んだ
- Korean: 뚱한
- European Portuguese: pesado
- Latin American Spanish: hosco
Definition unwilling to talk or be sociable The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. Synonyms gloomy glowering unsociable out of humour Opposites cheerful , cheery , good-humoured , warm , bright , pleasant , sunny , amiable , sociable , genial, chirpy (informal) , good-natured , warm-hearted Additional synonymsA heavy, brooding silence descended on them. Synonyms gloomy, troubled, depressed, moody, glum, dejected, despondent, downcast, moroseDefinition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) Definition sullen and unfriendly a dour, taciturn man Synonyms gloomy, forbidding, grim, sour, dismal, dreary, sullen, unfriendly, moroseAdditional synonymsDefinition dark or dismal Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. Synonyms dark, dull, dim, dismal, black, grey, obscure, murky, dreary, sombre, shadowy, overcast, dusky, crepuscular, Stygian (literary), tenebrousDefinition cloudy or overcast The night sky was heavy with rain clouds. Synonyms overcast, dull, gloomy, cloudy, leaden, hevE, louring or lowering Definition sullen, sulky, or gloomy Don't go all moody on me! Synonyms gloomy, sad, miserable, melancholy, frowning, dismal, dour, sullen, glum, introspective, in the doldrums, out of sorts (informal), downcast, morose, lugubrious, pensive, broody, crestfallen, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine, down in the mouth (informal), mopish, mopy Definition (of colour or clothes) dull or dark a worried official in sombre black Synonyms dark, dull, gloomy, sober, drabDefinition (of a person's mood) bad-tempered and unfriendly He was a sour and lonely man. Synonyms bitter, cynical, crabbed, tart, discontented, grudging, acrimonious, embittered, disagreeable, churlish, ill-tempered, jaundiced, waspish, grouchy (informal), ungenerous, peevish, ill-naturedDefinition moody or silent because of anger or resentment a sulky adolescent Synonyms huffy, sullen, petulant, cross, put out, moody, perverse, disgruntled, aloof, resentful, vexed, churlish, morose, querulous, ill-humoured, in the sulks Definition bad-tempered and rude He behaves in a surly and rude manner towards me. Synonyms ill-tempered, cross, churlish, crabbed, perverse, crusty, sullen, gruff, bearish, sulky, morose, brusque, testy, grouchy (informal), curmudgeonly, ungracious, uncivil, shrewish |