n. [ For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen slothful, remiss, in āsolcen, besolcen, properly p. p. of sealcan in āsealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain origin. ] The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sulkiness \Sulk"i*ness\, n. [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen
slothful, remiss, in [=a]solcen, besolcen, properly p. p. of
sealcan in [=a]sealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain
origin.]
The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness;
as, sulkiness of disposition.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sulkiness
n 1: a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal;
"stayed home in a sulk" [syn: {sulk}, {sulkiness}]
2: a feeling of sulky resentment [syn: {sulkiness},
{huffishness}]
3: a sullen moody resentful disposition [syn: {sulkiness},
{sullenness}, {moroseness}, {sourness}]
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