moroseness

English

Etymology

morose +‎ -ness

Noun

moroseness (usually uncountable, plural morosenesses)

1. Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness.
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     He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look; his naturally reserved disposition was exaggerated into an almost idiotic excess of unsociable moroseness; and he took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance.

Synonyms

• morosity

Translations

Translations

• French: morosité (fr) f
• Latin: morositas f
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• Maori: mūmū

References

• moroseness in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• “moroseness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “moroseness”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.