Sullen Definition

sŭlən
sullenest, sullener
adjective
sullener, sullenest
Showing resentment and ill humor by morose, unsociable withdrawal.
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Gloomy; dismal; sad; depressing.
Webster's New World
Somber; dull.
Sullen colors.
Webster's New World
Slow-moving; sluggish.
Webster's New World
Baleful; threatening.
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Antonyms:
noun

Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.

To have the sullens.
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Other Word Forms of Sullen

Noun

Singular:
sullen
Plural:
sullens

Adjective

Base Form:
sullen
Comparative:
sullener
Superlative:
sullenest

Origin of Sullen

  • From Middle English solein, from Anglo-Norman solein (“alone"), from sole (“single, sole, alone"), from Latin sōlus (“by oneself alone"). The change in meaning from "single" to morose occurred in Middle English.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English solein from Anglo-Norman solein alone from sol single from Latin sōlus by oneself alone s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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