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dourness Meaning
dourness
gloomy, sullen, stern, harsh, looking or being stern or sullen, obstinate, unyielding
dourness Sentence Examples
- The dourness of the detective's demeanor cast a pall over the crime scene.
- The sky's dourness hinted at impending rain, darkening the once-sunny day.
- Her dourness made others hesitate to approach her, creating a self-imposed isolation.
- The professor's dourness extended to his teaching style, leaving students feeling discouraged.
- The child's dourness worried his parents, who feared he might be harboring a secret pain.
- The dourness of the city at night was a stark contrast to its daytime vibrancy.
- The artist's dourness manifested itself in his bleak and pessimistic paintings.
- The dourness of the news report left viewers with a heavy heart and a sense of despair.
- The dourness of the situation dampened the spirits of the entire group.
- The dourness of the old man's expression reflected a lifetime of hardship and disappointment.
FAQs About the word dourness
gloomy, sullen, stern, harsh, looking or being stern or sullen, obstinate, unyielding
obduracy, callousness, implacability,gruffness, austerity, steadfastness, rigidness, rigidity, hard-heartedness,pitilessness
gentleness, laxness, softness, tolerance, kindness, patience, tenderness, flexibility, indulgence, responsiveness
The dourness of the detective's demeanor cast a pall over the crime scene.
The sky's dourness hinted at impending rain, darkening the once-sunny day.
Her dourness made others hesitate to approach her, creating a self-imposed isolation.
The professor's dourness extended to his teaching style, leaving students feeling discouraged.
