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sullenness

noun

Etymology

From sullen + -ness.

  1. derived from sōlus
  2. derived from sole
  3. derived from soleyn
  4. inherited from soleyn
  5. suffixed as sullenness — “sullen + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being sullen.

    • “Marry come up—are you there with your bears?” muttered the dragon, with a draconic sullenness, which was in good keeping with his character, “we had as good have been Romans still, if we are to have no freedom in our pastimes!”
    • ’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun.
    • The detectives were still wrapped in sullenness, remembering the grieving woman and a lead that had led nowhere.

  2. The result or product of being sullen.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA