The boy was sulking in dour silence.
a dour look. His dour remarks frightened the child. The Prime Minister is immensely popular among the stolid and dour northerners (New York Times).
SYNONYM(S): hard, fierce.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dour — dour; dour·lach; dour·ly; dour·ness; dred·dour; pan·dour; pom·pa·dour; ten·dour; trou·ba·dour·ish; war·dour; trou·ba·dour; ar·dour; … English syllables
dour´ly — dour «dur, dowr», adjective. 1. gloomy or sullen: »The boy was sulking in dour silence. 2. stern; severe: »a dour look. His dour remarks frightened the child. The Prime Minister is immensely popular among the stolid and dour northerners (New York … Useful english dictionary
dour — [[t]dʊər, daʊər, ˈdaʊ ər[/t]] adj. 1) sullen; gloomy 2) severe; stern 3) scot. Scot. (of land) barren; rocky • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < L dūrus hard, severe dour′ly, adv. dour′ness, n … From formal English to slang
dour glowering glum moody morose saturnine sour sullen — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stol´id|ness — stol|id «STOL ihd», adjective. hard to arouse; not easily excited; showing no emotion; seeming dull: »a stolid person, a stolid face, a stolid refusal. The Prime Minister is immensely popular among the stolid and dour northerners (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
dourness — dour·ness … English syllables
trou — in·trou·va·ble; trou·ba·dour·ish; trou·bled·ly; trou·bled·ness; trou·ble·ment; trou·bler; trou·ble·some; trou·bling·ly; trou·blous; trou; trou·pand; trou·sered; trou·ser·ing; trou·sers; trou·ton s; trou·vaille; trou·vère; trou·veur; trou·ba·dour; … English syllables
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… … English syllables
