dourness
noun[U]
uk/ˈdʊə.nəs/us/ˈdʊr.nəs/thequalityof beingunfriendly,unhappy, and veryserious,especiallyinappearanceormanner:
严厉的外表；冰冷的态度Her dourness isbrokenby animpishsmile.她露出顽皮的微笑，不再不苟言笑。
Hedisplaysneither dournessnoranger, butinsteadagenerosityofspiritcoupledwith animble, questingmind.他既没有表现出冷漠也没有显得很愤怒，而是慷慨大方，头脑灵活，乐于探索。
Synonym
moroseness
See
dour
- People in thevillageknewhim by his dourness, by thedistancehe put between himself and them.
- There is very littlehumourtoleavenhis dourness.
- We end up a millionmilesfrombedsitdourness.
Not being friendly
- abrasive
- abrasively
- abrasiveness
- abruptly
- abruptness
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- coolness
- estrange
- estranged
- estrangement
- forbidding
- forbiddingly
- prickly
- sourness
- standoffish
- standoffishly
- standoffishness
- sullen
- surly
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