Sullenness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gloomy ill-tempered feeling

a sullen moody resentful disposition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌlənnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌlənnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌlənnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌlənnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glumness sulkiness moroseness sourness

Word Forms

morose	adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
glum	adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
sullen	adjective	darkened by clouds
sulky	adjective	sullen or moody
sour	adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verdrießlichkeit

ein düsteres, schlecht gelauntes Gefühl

🇫🇷French

maussade

un sombre sentiment de mauvaise humeur

🇪🇸Spanish

mal humor

un sentimiento sombrío y de mal humor

🇮🇹Italian

scontrosità

un cupo sentimento di cattivo umore

🇳🇱Dutch

somberheid

een somber, slecht gehumeurd gevoel

🇵🇹Portuguese

mau humor

um sentimento sombrio e mal-humorado

🇷🇺Russian

угрюмость

мрачное и раздраженное чувство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मालिन्य

एक उदास, बदमिजाज एहसास

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষণ্ণতা

একটি বিষণ্ণ বদমেজাজি অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தமான தன்மை

ஒரு இருண்ட மோசமான உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నీరసం

ఒక దిగులుగా ఉన్న కోపంతో కూడిన భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासपणा

एक उदास स्वभावाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસીનતા

અંધકારમય અસ્વસ્થ લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖತನ

ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಾದ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദബുദ്ധി

ഒരു ഇരുണ്ട വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਇੱਕ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਭਰੇ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਵਾਲੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اداسی

ایک اداس بد مزاج احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闷闷不乐

一种阴郁的脾气暴躁的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌

暗い不機嫌な感情

🇰🇷Korean

음침함

우울하고 기분 나쁜 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ủ rũ

một cảm giác buồn bã ảm đạm

🇹🇭Thai

ความบูดบึ้ง

ความรู้สึกอารมณ์ไม่ดีที่มืดมน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesedihan

perasaan marah yang suram

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatampo

isang madilim na masamang pakiramdam

🇲🇾Malay

rasa merajuk

perasaan tidak sabar yang suram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كآبة

شعور قاتم وسوء المزاج

🇮🇷Persian

عبوس بودن

یک احساس بد خلقی غم انگیز

🇹🇷Turkish

somurtkanlık

kasvetli, huysuz bir duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

זעף

תחושה קודרת של חוסר מזג

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The primary meaning of 'sullenness' is 'a gloomy ill-tempered feeling'.

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