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