sulkiness Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- petulance
- fretfulness
- peevishness
- grouch
- blues
- pet
- surliness
- sensitivity
- snit
- irritableness
- sulk
- crossness
Weak:
Strongest:
- lightheartedness
- gaiety
- cheerfulness
- gayety
- perkiness
- sociability
- sociability
- gayety
- lightheartedness
- cheerfulness
- perkiness
- friendliness
- friendliness
- gaiety
Strong:
- amiability
- affability
- geniality
- amenity
- graciousness
- amicability
- high-spiritedness
- high-spiritedness
- gladsomeness
- amenity
- graciousness
- geniality
- gladsomeness
- agreeableness
- pleasantness
- cordiality
- amiableness
- agreeableness
- sociality
- affability
- cordiality
- amiableness
- amiability
- pleasantness
- sociality
- amicability
Weak:
sulkiness Meaning
sulkiness (n)
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
a feeling of sulky resentment
a sullen moody resentful disposition
sulkiness Sentence Examples
- John's sulkiness put a damper on the family gathering.
- The child's sulkiness was a mystery to her parents.
- Mary's response was met with sulkiness from her siblings.
- The team's sulkiness after the defeat was palpable.
- The employee's sulkiness made it difficult for their colleagues to work with them.
- The teenager's sulkiness seemed to emanate from a sense of entitlement.
- The dog's sulkiness was a clear indication that it was upset.
- The cat's sulkiness was a mixture of anger and disappointment.
- The librarian's sulkiness made it difficult for patrons to ask for help.
- The teacher's sulkiness created a negative atmosphere in the classroom.
FAQs About the word sulkiness
a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal, a feeling of sulky resentment, a sullen moody resentful disposition
dumps, sullenness,pouts, irritability, petulance, fretfulness, peevishness, grouch, blues, pet
lightheartedness, gaiety,cheerfulness, gayety, perkiness, sociability, sociability, gayety, lightheartedness, cheerfulness
John's sulkiness put a damper on the family gathering.
The child's sulkiness was a mystery to her parents.
Mary's response was met with sulkiness from her siblings.
The team's sulkiness after the defeat was palpable.
