sullenness

English

Etymology

From sullen +‎ -ness.

Noun

sullenness (countable and uncountable, plural sullennesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen.
- 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
  ’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.
(countable, rare) The result or product of being sullen.

Synonyms

surliness

Translations

state or quality of being sullen

Finnish: jurous (fi), nyreys (fi), ynseys (fi), yrmeys (fi)
German: Verdrossenheit (de) f, Verdruss (de) m, Überdruss (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: σκυθρωπότης f (skuthrōpótēs), βαρυθυμία f (baruthumía)
Maori: mūmū
Romanian: ursuzenie (ro) f
Spanish: hosquedad (es) f, murria (es) f, hastío (es) m

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