About The Word Sulkiness
Learn about the word Sulkiness to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Sulkiness definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Sulkiness
| Sulkiness Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Sulkiness?
[n] a sullen moody resentful disposition
[n] a feeling of sulky resentment [n] a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sulkiness: huffishness | moroseness | sourness | sulk | sullenness Related Terms | Find terms related to Sulkiness: See Also | bitterness | gall | humor | humour | ill nature | mood | rancor | rancour | resentment | temper Sulkiness In Webster's Dictionary \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, sulkiness of disposition.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Tolerance ‐ the act of tolerating something [n] a permissible difference;…
- Eupnoea ‐ normal relaxed…
- Undamaged ‐ not harmed or…
- Uncomprehended ‐ not fully understood; "an…
- Psilophytales ‐ Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and…
- Green-eyed ‐ suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced…
- Storm cloud ‐ a heavy dark cloud presaging rain…
- Pogey ‐ (Great Britain) money received from…
- Primipara ‐ (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the…
- Obviate ‐ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid…