sullen

Letters that make sullen

s, e, l, n, u are letters that make 'sullen'

Words within sullen

en, Ull, LE are words within 'sullen'


2 possible definitions for 'sullen'

Sullen as "showing a brooding ill humor"

Under this definition, sullen is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

glum, moody, sour, dark, dour, glowering, morose, saturnine have the same meaning as 'sullen'

Derivatives of sullen

sullenness, moroseness, sourness, moodiness, glumness, sulkiness are derivatives of 'sullen'.

Similar to sullen

ill-natured is similar to sullen.

Example of sullen used within this context

"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"


Sullen as "darkened by clouds"

Under this definition, sullen is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

threatening, heavy, lowering have the same meaning as 'sullen'

Derivatives of sullen

sullenness, moroseness, glumness are derivatives of 'sullen'.

Similar to sullen

cloudy is similar to sullen.



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