Sullen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

darkened by clouds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌlən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌlən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌlən/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌlən/.

Examples

a dark scowl
the proverbially dour New England Puritan
a glum, hopeless shrug

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glum dark saturnine sour lowering moody heavy morose threatening dour glowering

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven “a dark scowl”
adjective	darkened by clouds “a heavy sky”

Word Forms

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

eine grübelnde schlechte Laune zeigen; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

🇫🇷French

renfrogné

faire preuve d'une mauvaise humeur maussade; ; ; ; ; ; -Bruce Bliven

🇪🇸Spanish

hosco

mostrando un inquietante mal humor; ; ; ; ; ; -Bruce Bliven

🇮🇹Italian

cupo

mostrando un cupo malumore; ; ; ; ; ; -Bruce Bliven

🇳🇱Dutch

nors

een somber slecht humeur tonen; ; ; ; ; ; -Bruce Bliven

🇵🇹Portuguese

taciturno

mostrando um mau humor taciturno; ; ; ; ; ; -Bruce Bliven

🇷🇺Russian

угрюмый

демонстрация задумчивого дурного настроения; ; ; ; ; ; - Брюс Бливен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदास

चिन्तनीय बुरा हास्य प्रदर्शित करना; ; ; ; ; ; -ब्रूस ब्लिवेन

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষণ্ণ

একটি brooding অসুস্থ হাস্যরস দেখাচ্ছে; ; ; ; ; ; - ব্রুস ব্লিভেন

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தமான

ஒரு அடைகாக்கும் மோசமான நகைச்சுவையைக் காட்டுகிறது; ; ; ; ; ; - புரூஸ் ப்ளிவன்

🇮🇳Telugu

నీరసంగా

బ్రూడింగ్ చెడు హాస్యాన్ని చూపడం; ; ; ; ; ; - బ్రూస్ బ్లివెన్

🇮🇳Marathi

उदास

एक वाईट विनोद दाखवणे; ; ; ; ; ; - ब्रुस ब्लिव्हन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસ

એક ખરાબ રમૂજ દર્શાવે છે; ; ; ; ; ; - બ્રુસ બ્લિવેન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಳ್ಳಾದ

ಸಂಸಾರದ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಹಾಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು; ; ; ; ; ; - ಬ್ರೂಸ್ ಬ್ಲಿವೆನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദബുദ്ധിയുള്ള

ഒരു ബ്രൂഡിംഗ് മോശം നർമ്മം കാണിക്കുന്നു; ; ; ; ; ; - ബ്രൂസ് ബ്ലിവെൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਮਾੜਾ ਹਾਸਾ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ; ; ; ; ; ; - ਬਰੂਸ ਬਲਾਇਵਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اداس

بیمار مزاح کا مظاہرہ کرنا؛ ; ; ; ; ; - بروس بلیوین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忧郁

表现出阴郁的坏脾气； ; ; ; ; ; ——布鲁斯·布利文

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌な

陰気な悪ユーモアを示す。 ; ; ; ; ; - ブルース・ブリベン

🇰🇷Korean

음산한

우울한 유머를 보여줍니다. ; ; ; ; ; - 브루스 블라이븐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủ rũ

thể hiện tính hài hước đang ấp ủ; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

🇹🇭Thai

บูดบึ้ง

แสดงอารมณ์ขันที่ไม่ดี; ; ; ; ; ; - บรูซ บลิเวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

cemberut

menunjukkan humor yang buruk; ; ; ; ; ; -Bruce Bliven

🇵🇭Filipino

nagtatampo

pagpapakita ng isang malungkot na katatawanan; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

🇲🇾Malay

merajuk

menunjukkan jenaka yang menyakitkan hati; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متجهم

إظهار روح الدعابة السيئة. ; ; ; ; ; - بروس بليفن

🇮🇷Persian

عبوس

نشان دادن شوخ طبعی ناخوشایند؛ ; ; ; ; ; - بروس بلیون

🇹🇷Turkish

suratsız

düşünceli bir kötü mizah gösteriyor; ; ; ; ; ; -Bruce Bliven

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹדֵר

מראה הומור חולני; ; ; ; ; ; - ברוס בליבן

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The primary meaning of 'sullen' is 'showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven'.

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Using 'sullen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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