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- [muh-rohs]
- /məˈroʊs/
- /məˈrəʊs/
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- [muh-rohs]
- /məˈroʊs/
Definitions of morose word
- adjective morose gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. 1
- adjective morose characterized by or expressing gloom. 1
- noun morose Sullen and ill-tempered. 1
- adjective morose gloomy 1
- adjective morose Someone who is morose is miserable, bad-tempered, and not willing to talk very much to other people. 0
- adjective morose ill-tempered or gloomy 0
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Origin of morose
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful, equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs) will, inclination + -ōsus -ose1
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Parts of speech for Morose
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morose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj morose
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- sullen — showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- grouchy — sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.
- testy — irritably impatient; touchy.
- cranky — If you describe ideas or ways of behaving as cranky, you disapprove of them because you think they are strange.
adjective morose
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- pessimistic — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- frowning — Present participle of frown.
Antonyms for morose
adj morose
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
adjective morose
- cheery — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
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