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sul·len S0876800 (sŭl′ən)adj. sul·len·er, sul·len·est 1. Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.2. Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent: sullen, gray skies.3. Sluggish; slow: the sullen current of a canal.
[Middle English solein, from Anglo-Norman solein, alone, from sol, single, from Latin sōlus, by oneself alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
sul′len·ly adv.sul′len·ness n.sullen (ˈsʌlən) adj1. unwilling to talk or be sociable; sulky; morose2. sombre; gloomy: a sullen day. 3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literary sluggish; slow: a sullen stream. 4. obsolete threateningn (plural) archaic a sullen mood[C16: perhaps from Anglo-French solain (unattested), ultimately related to Latin sōlus alone] ˈsullenly adv ˈsullenness nsul•len (ˈsʌl ən)
adj. 1. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. 2. persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. 3. indicative of gloomy ill humor. 4. gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound. 5. sluggish, as a stream; slow. 6. Obs. malignant, as planets or influences. [1565–75; probably < Anglo-French *solein, alter., after sol sole1, of Old French soltain, soutain < Late Latin sōlitānus (see solitary, -an1)] sul′len•ly, adv. sul′len•ness, n. syn: See glum. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sullen - showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"glowering, moody, morose, saturnine, glum, dour, dark, sourill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | | 2. | sullen - darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"lowering, threatening, heavycloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies" |
sullenadjective morose, cross, moody, sour, gloomy, brooding, dour, surly, glowering, sulky, unsociable, out of humour The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence.
morose cheerful, cheery, good-humoured, warm, bright, pleasant, sunny, amiable, sociable, genial, chirpy (informal), good-natured, warm-heartedsullenadjective1. Broodingly and sullenly unhappy:dour, gloomy, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sulky, surly.2. Characterized by or expressive of a foreboding somberness:dark, lowery.Translationssullen (ˈsalən) adjective silent and bad-tempered. a sullen young man; a sullen expression. 慍怒的 愠怒的ˈsullenly adverb 悶悶不樂地 闷闷不乐地ˈsullenness noun 沈悶 沉闷sullen
sullen Literary sluggish; slow sullen
Synonyms for sullenadj moroseSynonyms- morose
- cross
- moody
- sour
- gloomy
- brooding
- dour
- surly
- glowering
- sulky
- unsociable
- out of humour
Antonyms- cheerful
- cheery
- good-humoured
- warm
- bright
- pleasant
- sunny
- amiable
- sociable
- genial
- chirpy
- good-natured
- warm-hearted
Synonyms for sullenadj broodingly and sullenly unhappySynonyms- dour
- gloomy
- glum
- moody
- morose
- saturnine
- sour
- sulky
- surly
adj characterized by or expressive of a foreboding sombernessSynonymsSynonyms for sullenadj showing a brooding ill humorSynonyms- glowering
- moody
- morose
- saturnine
- glum
- dour
- dark
- sour
Related Wordsadj darkened by cloudsSynonymsRelated Words |