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sul·len·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. moroseness, glumness, sullennessnoun

    a gloomy ill-tempered feeling

  2. sulkiness, sullenness, moroseness, sournessnoun

    a sullen moody resentful disposition

Wiktionary

  1. sullennessnoun

    The state or quality of being sullen.

  2. sullennessnoun

    The result or product of being sullen.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sullennessnoun

    Gloominess; moroseness; sluggish anger; malignity; intractability.

    Etymology: from sullen.

    Speech being as rare as precious, her silence without sullenness, her modesty without affectation, and her shamefastness without ignorance. Philip Sidney.

    To fit my sullenness,
    He to another key his stile doth dress. John Donne.

    In those vernal seasons, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against nature not to go out, and see her riches. John Milton.

    Quit not the world out of any hypocrisy, sullenness, or superstition, but out of a sincere love of true knowledge and virtue. More.

    With these comforts about me, and sullenness enough to use no remedy, monsieur Zulichem came to see me. William Temple.

Wikipedia

  1. sullenness

    Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themselves from others. An example of severe sadness is depression, a mood which can be brought on by major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder. Crying can be an indication of sadness.Sadness is one of the six basic emotions described by Paul Ekman, along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust.: 271–4 

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  1. sullenness

    Sullenness is a state or behavior characterized by gloominess, silence, or brooding; showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. It often implies a resentful or unsociable demeanor.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sullenness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sullenness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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