dour
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
stubbornly unyielding
dogged persistence
Related & opposite
- adamance derivation
- perseverance derivation
- obstinate similar to
Sense 2 adjective
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
a dour, self-sacrificing life
Related & opposite
- grimness derivation
- unpleasant similar to
Sense 3 adjective
showing a brooding ill humor
a dark scowl
Related & opposite
- sullenness derivation
- moodiness derivation
- sullenness derivation
- ill-natured similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adamance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | perseverance |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | obstinate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | grimness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpleasant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sullenness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | moodiness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sullenness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | ill-natured |