Synonyms for sulkiness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being sulky.
Forms
- Plural
- sulkinesses → sournesses, sullennesses, morosenesses, sulks…
Example sentences
- sourness Just looking at a lemon makes one feel the sourness in one's mouth.
- sulk Did I miss anything while I was off having a sulk?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sulkiness | rising | |
| sourness | rising | |
| sullenness | rising | |
| moroseness | rising | |
| sulk | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sulk1
- 8 letters
- sourness
- 10 letters
- sullenness, moroseness
- 11 letters
- huffishness