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- [suhl-uh n]
- /ˈsʌl ən/
- /ˈsʌl.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhl-uh n]
- /ˈsʌl ən/
Definitions of sullen word
- adjective sullen showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve. 1
- adjective sullen persistently and silently ill-humored; morose. 1
- adjective sullen indicative of gloomy ill humor. 1
- adjective sullen gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound. 1
- adjective sullen sluggish, as a stream. 1
- adjective sullen Obsolete. malignant, as planets or influences. 1
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Origin of sullen
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; earlier solein, Middle English < ?
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Parts of speech for Sullen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sullen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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.
sullen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sullen
adj sullen
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- broody — You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way.
adjective sullen
- crabbed — surly; irritable; perverse
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- discontented — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- drearisome — Very dreary.
Antonyms for sullen
adj sullen
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