Dour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊhaɪdɹˈɔːlɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊə/

1 syllable Say it as /ɪlˌɛktɹoʊhaɪdɹˈɔːlɪkli/.

Examples

dogged persistence
dour determination
the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unyielding glowering glum sullen dark saturnine sour pertinacious moody tenacious dogged grim morose persistent forbidding

Parts of Speech

adjective	stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot “dogged persistence”
adjective	harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie “a dour, self-sacrificing life”
adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven “a dark scowl”

Word Forms

doggedness	noun	persistent determination
persistence	noun	persistent determination
pertinacity	noun	persistent determination
tenaciousness	noun	persistent determination
tenacity	noun	persistent determination
unyieldingness	noun	resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
grimness	noun	the quality of being ghastly
glumness	noun	a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
moodiness	noun	a sullen gloomy feeling
moroseness	noun	a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
sourness	noun	a sullen moody resentful disposition
sullenness	noun	a sullen moody resentful disposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mürrisch

hartnäckig unnachgiebig; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇫🇷French

austère

obstinément inflexible; ; ; ; - T.S. Eliot

🇪🇸Spanish

austero

obstinadamente inflexible; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇮🇹Italian

cupo

ostinatamente inflessibile; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇳🇱Dutch

zuur

koppig onverzettelijk; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇵🇹Portuguese

severo

teimosamente inflexível; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇷🇺Russian

суровый

упрямо непреклонный; ; ; ; - Т.С.Элиот

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेदर्द

हठपूर्वक अडिग; ; ; ; - टी.एस.एलियट

🇧🇩Bengali

কড়া

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - টি এস এলিয়ট

🇮🇳Tamil

தூர்

பிடிவாதமாக அடிபணியாத; ; ; ; - டி.எஸ்.எலியட்

🇮🇳Telugu

దౌర్యం

మొండిగా లొంగని; ; ; ; - టి.ఎస్.ఎలియట్

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠણ

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - ટી.એસ.એલિયટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೋರ್

ಮೊಂಡುತನದಿಂದ ಮಣಿಯದೆ; ; ; ; - ಟಿ.ಎಸ್.ಎಲಿಯಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൗർ

ശാഠ്യത്തോടെ വഴങ്ങാത്ത; ; ; ; - ടി.എസ്.എലിയറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੋਰ

ਜ਼ਿੱਦੀ ਅਡੋਲ; ; ; ; - ਟੀ.ਐਸ.ਐਲੀਅਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈور

ضدی طور پر اٹل ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴沉的

顽强不屈; ; ; ; ——T·S·艾略特

🇯🇵Japanese

憂鬱な

頑固に屈しない。 ; ; ; - T.S.エリオット

🇰🇷Korean

엄한

완고하게 굴하지 않는; ; ; ; - T.S.엘리엇

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khắc nghiệt

ngoan cố không chịu khuất phục; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธ

ดื้อรั้นดื้อรั้น; ; ; ; - ที.เอส.เอเลียต

🇮🇩Indonesian

masam

keras kepala dan pantang menyerah; ; ; ; - TS Eliot

🇵🇭Filipino

maasim

matigas ang ulo na hindi sumusuko; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇲🇾Malay

masam

degil tidak mengalah; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنيد

عنيد لا ينضب. ; ; ; - تي إس إليوت

🇮🇷Persian

دورو

سرسختانه تسلیم ناپذیر؛ ; ; ; - تی اس الیوت

🇹🇷Turkish

asık suratlı

inatla boyun eğmez; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹדֵר

בלתי נכנע בעקשנות; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

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The primary meaning of 'dour' is 'stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot'.

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