Definition of SULKINESS

sulkiness

Meanings

Plural: sulkinesses

Noun

  • a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
  • a feeling of sulky resentment
  • a sullen moody resentful disposition
  • The state or quality of being sulky.
  • The result or product of being sulky.

Origin / Etymology

From sulky + -ness. Compare Middle English solcenesse, asolkenesse, Old English āsolcennes.

Scrabble Score: 13

sulkiness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sulkiness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sulkiness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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