English noun: sulkiness | |||
1. | sulkiness (feeling) a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal | ||
Samples | Stayed home in a sulk. | ||
Synonyms | sulk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, mood, temper | ||
2. | sulkiness (feeling) a feeling of sulky resentment | ||
Synonyms | huffishness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment | ||
3. | sulkiness (attribute) a sullen moody resentful disposition | ||
Synonyms | moroseness, sourness, sullenness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ill nature | ||