morose

English

Etymology

From Latin morosus (“particular, scrupulous, fastidious, self-willed, wayward, capricious, fretful, peevish”), from mos (“way, custom, habit, self-will”): see moral.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /məˈɹəʊs/, SAMPA: /m@"r@Us/
• (US) IPA: /mɒˈɹoʊs/

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Adjective

morose (comparative more morose, superlative most morose)

1. Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour

Synonyms

• melancholy
• sulky
• crabby
• glum
• grouchy
• gruff
• moody

Translations

Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour

Armenian: մռայլ (hy) (mṙayl), խոժոռ (hy) (xožoṙ) Chinese: 郁闷 Dutch: nors (nl), mismoedig (nl) Finnish: yrmeä, näreä, äreä, nyreä (fi) French: sombre (fr) German: verdrießlich, mißmutig Greek: σκυθρωπός (el)

Korean: 슬픈,시무룩한 Polish: ponury m., posępny m. Portuguese: taciturno (pt) Russian: угрюмый (ru), мрачный (ru) Scottish Gaelic: gruamach (gd) Spanish: malhumorado (es)

Related terms

• morosely
• moroseness
• morosity

External links

• morose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• morose in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• morose at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• moreso
• Romeos
• roomes

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /, en/

Adjective

morose

1. sullen (having a brooding ill temper)

This French entry was created from the translations listed at sullen. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see morose in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2010

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Italian

Adjective

morose

1. feminine plural of moroso

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Latin

Adjective

mōrōse

1. vocative masculine singular of mōrōsus