dourness

[US]/[ˈdaʊərnɪs]/
[UK]/[ˈdaʊərnɪs]/

Translation

n.The state or quality of being dour; a gloomy or sullen disposition.; A stern and gloomy manner.

Phrases & Collocations

dourness of spirit

avoiding dourness

showed dourness

despite dourness

with dourness

dourness prevailed

sense of dourness

overcoming dourness

marked by dourness

suffering dourness

Example Sentences

the professor's dourness was softened by a rare smile.

despite his dourness, he was a brilliant researcher.

she tried to ignore his habitual dourness and negativity.

the dourness of the northern landscape was striking.

he masked his sadness with a layer of dourness.

the child sensed the dourness in his grandfather's voice.

her dourness stemmed from years of disappointment.

he attributed her dourness to the difficult situation.

the meeting was marked by a pervasive sense of dourness.

the film explored the roots of his lifelong dourness.

she found his dourness off-putting and intimidating.

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