sulkiness meaning

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sulkiness (noun): a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal.

sulkiness has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

sulkiness as a noun

  1. a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
    • stayed home in a sulk

    Synonyms: sulk

    Type of: temper

    Related forms: sulky

  2. a feeling of sulky resentment

    Synonyms: huffishness

    Type of: resentment

    Related forms: sulky

  3. a sullen moody resentful disposition

    Synonyms: sullenness, moroseness, sourness

    Type of: ill nature

    Related forms: sulky

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in SS · 9-letter words

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