Meaning & Definition of Dour in English
English⟶
Dour
/daʊər/
adjective
1. Stubbornly unyielding
- "Dogged persistence"
- "Dour determination"
- "The most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"
- "A mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- t.s.eliot
- "Men tenacious of opinion"
synonym:
- dogged,
- dour,
- persistent,
- pertinacious,
- tenacious,
- unyielding
2. Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- "A dour, self-sacrificing life"
- "A forbidding scowl"
- "A grim man loving duty more than humanity"
- "Undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- j.m.barrie
synonym:
- dour,
- forbidding,
- grim
3. Showing a brooding ill humor
- "A dark scowl"
- "The proverbially dour new england puritan"
- "A glum, hopeless shrug"
- "He sat in moody silence"
- "A morose and unsociable manner"
- "A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- bruce bliven
- "A sour temper"
- "A sullen crowd"
synonym:
- dark,
- dour,
- glowering,
- glum,
- moody,
- morose,
- saturnine,
- sour,
- sullen
Examples of using
She gave us a dour look when we suggested that she apologize.