sulkiness

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noun

The state or quality of being sulky.

Similar
sulkhuffishnesssullennessmorosenesssourness
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Meanings

nounsulkiness (countable and uncountable, plural sulkinesses)

plural sulkinesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being sulky.
  2. countableThe result or product of being sulky.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal

Similar
sulk
Broader
tempermoodhumor

nouna feeling of sulky resentment

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huffishness
Broader
resentmentbitternessgall

nouna sullen moody resentful disposition

Similar
sullennessmorosenesssourness
Broader
ill nature
Also see
huffishnessmorosenesssournesssulksullenness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sulky + -ness. Compare Middle English solcenesse, asolkenesse, Old English āsolcennes.

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Cite this entry
APA

sulkiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulkiness

MLA

“sulkiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulkiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulkiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulkiness.

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