sulkiness Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- pet
- irritableness
- grouch
- sulk
- crossness
- blues
- fretfulness
- peevishness
- snit
- petulance
- sensitivity
- surliness
Weak:
Strongest:
- gayety
- gaiety
- cheerfulness
- perkiness
- sociability
- cheerfulness
- lightheartedness
- friendliness
- sociability
- gaiety
- gayety
- perkiness
- friendliness
- lightheartedness
Strong:
- amiability
- pleasantness
- sociality
- graciousness
- amiableness
- amiableness
- geniality
- sociality
- high-spiritedness
- geniality
- agreeableness
- agreeableness
- amenity
- cordiality
- amenity
- gladsomeness
- pleasantness
- amicability
- gladsomeness
- affability
- affability
- graciousness
- cordiality
- amiability
- amicability
- high-spiritedness
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
irritability, dumps,pouts, sullenness, pet, irritableness, grouch,sulk, crossness, blues
gayety, gaiety, cheerfulness, perkiness, sociability,cheerfulness, lightheartedness, friendliness, sociability, gaiety
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.
