dour
adjective
sullen; gloomy.
dourness
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a word derived from
dour.
Example Sentences
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The dourness of “The Complex” is, I think, supposed to indicate the book’s serious intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
The cast is fine, but there’s a dispiriting dourness to the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
To his exasperation, the audience loved it all - his dourness, his deadpan answers, his low-key frustration at being trapped in a 21st Century Kafkaesque nightmare.
From BBC ● May 5, 2021
I had heard dozens of stories about Hogan’s dourness, and in no way was prepared for this.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 26, 2020
Together, Kenyon and Nancy had made a paint-splattered attempt to deprive the basement room of its unremovable dourness, and neither was aware of failure.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
