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