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