- sulkiness
- noun see sulky I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sulkiness
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Sulkiness — Sulk i*ness, n. [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen slothful, remiss, in [=a]solcen, besolcen, properly p. p. of sealcan in [=a]sealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain origin.] The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sulkiness — sulky ► ADJECTIVE (sulkier, sulkiest) ▪ morose, bad tempered, and resentful. DERIVATIVES sulkily adverb sulkiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete sulke «hard to dispose of», of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
sulkiness — See sulkily. * * * … Universalium
sulkiness — noun a) The state or quality of being sulky. b) The result or product of being sulky … Wiktionary
sulkiness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sourness, glumness, grouchiness; see anger … English dictionary for students
sulkiness — sulk·i·ness || sÊŒlkɪnɪs n. quality of being sulky, sullen aloofness, moroseness … English contemporary dictionary
sulkiness — n. See sullenness … New dictionary of synonyms
sulkiness — n sullenness. See sullenness(defs. 1 3) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sulkiness — sulk·i·ness … English syllables
sulkiness — See: sulky … English dictionary
