"sullenness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sullennesses [plural]
Etymology: From sullen + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sullen|ness}} sullen + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sullenness (countable and uncountable, plural sullennesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen. Tags: uncountable Translations (state or quality of being sullen): σκυθρωπότης (skuthrōpótēs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), βαρυθυμία (baruthumía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), jurous (Finnish), nyreys (Finnish), ynseys (Finnish), yrmeys (Finnish), Verdrossenheit [feminine] (German), Verdruss [masculine] (German), Überdruss [masculine] (German), mūmū (Maori), aahkwiteeheeyoni (Miami), ursuzenie [feminine] (Romanian), hosquedad [feminine] (Spanish), murria [feminine] (Spanish), hastío [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sullenness-en-noun-F5yzrib9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Miami translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Miami translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'state or quality of being sullen': 90 10
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sullen. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-sullenness-en-noun-CUPIrZXM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: surliness

Inflected forms

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