What does moroseness mean?
Moroseness means Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness..
He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look; his naturally reserved disposition was exaggerated into an almost idiotic excess of unsociable moroseness; and he took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance.
With the typical moroseness of a dipping twitcher he turned to me, looking cynically at my spotlight, and said, `I don't like your chances, mate.'
Use moroseness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Moroseness means Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness..
Common synonyms include morosity, sullenness, glumness, sulkiness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look; his naturally reserved disposition was exaggerated into an almost idiotic excess of unsociable moroseness; and he took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance.
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