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    SULLENNESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A sullen moody resentful dispositionplay

    Synonyms:

    moroseness; sourness; sulkiness; sullenness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("sullenness" is a kind of...):

    ill nature (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)

    Derivation:

    sullen (showing a brooding ill humor)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A gloomy ill-tempered feelingplay

    Synonyms:

    glumness; moroseness; sullenness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

    Hypernyms ("sullenness" is a kind of...):

    moodiness (a sullen gloomy feeling)

    Derivation:

    sullen (darkened by clouds)

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