What does sullenness mean?
Sullenness means (uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen..
“Marry come up—are you there with your bears?” muttered the dragon, with a draconic sullenness, which was in good keeping with his character, “we had as good have been Romans still, if we are to have no freedom in our pastimes!”
’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun.
The detectives were still wrapped in sullenness, remembering the grieving woman and a lead that had led nowhere.
Use sullenness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sullenness means (uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen..
Common synonyms include surliness, glumness, sulkiness, moroseness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“Marry come up—are you there with your bears?” muttered the dragon, with a draconic sullenness, which was in good keeping with his character, “we had as good have been Romans still, if we are to have no freedom in our pastimes!”
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