"dour" meaning in Anglais

See dour in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ˈdʊə(ɹ)\, \ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)\, \ˈdʊə\, \ˈdaʊ.ə\, \ˈdʊɹ\, \ˈdaʊ.ɚ\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dour.wav Forms: dourer [comparative], dourest [superlative]
  1. Austère, dur, inhospitalier.
    Sense id: fr-dour-en-adj-pIXfmxdm Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Inflexible et obstiné.
    Sense id: fr-dour-en-adj-j7LmzhKI
  3. Qui exprime la tristesse ou la mélancolie, maussade.
    Sense id: fr-dour-en-adj-bbb5UceU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dourly, dourness
Categories (other): Adjectifs en anglais, Lemmes en anglais, Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en latin, Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en moyen irlandais, Anglais Synonyms (austère): forbidding, harsh, severe, stern Synonyms (inflexible et obstiné): obstinate, stubborn, unyielding Synonyms (qui exprime la tristesse ou la mélancolie): dejected, gloomy, melancholic, sullen
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