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sullen
English
Etymology
From Middle English solein, from Anglo-Norman soleyn (“alone”), from Old French sole (“single, sole, alone”), from Latin s?lus (“by oneself alone”). The change in meaning from "single" to morose occurred in Middle English.
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?l??n, IPA(key): /?s?l?n/
- Rhymes: -?l?n
- Hyphenation: sul?len
Adjective
sullen (comparative sullener, superlative sullenest)
- Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
- 1709, Matthew Prior, Pleasure
- And sullen I forsook the imperfect feast.
- 2007, Steven Wilson, "Normal", Porcupine Tree, Nil Recurring.
- 1709, Matthew Prior, Pleasure
- Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- a sullen atmosphere
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, IV. v. 88:
- Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change;
- Sluggish; slow.
- (obsolete) Lonely; solitary; desolate.
- (obsolete) Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
- (obsolete) Obstinate; intractable.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, Imprudence of Atheism
- Things are as sullen as we are.
- a. 1694, John Tillotson, Imprudence of Atheism
Synonyms
(in a bad mood):
- sulky, morose
Antonyms
- cheerful
- content
- lighthearted
- pleased
Translations
Noun
sullen (plural sullens)
- (obsolete) One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
- (chiefly in the plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, II. i. 139:
- And let them die that age and sullens have;
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, I.7:
- [M]y brother […] charged my desire of being excused coming down to sullens, because a certain person had been spoken against, upon whom, as he supposed, my fancy ran.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Richard the Second, II. i. 139:
Anagrams
- unsell
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch sulan
Verb
sullen
- (auxiliary) must, to have to
- (auxiliary, negated) may, be allowed to
- (auxiliary) will, shall, be going to (future tense)
- (auxiliary, in the past tense) to be about to (inchoative)
- (modal auxiliary) indicates a possible or hypothetical situation
- (modal auxiliary) indicates information garnered from a third party that may or may not be reliable
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- suelen
- s?len
- sellen
- s?len
- sollen
Descendants
- Dutch: zullen
- Afrikaans: sal
- Limburgish: zölle, zólle
Further reading
- “sullen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “sullen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Verb
s?llen
- first-person singular past indicative of suollit
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inhuman
English
Etymology
in- +? human
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?hju?m?n/
- Rhymes: -u?m?n
Adjective
inhuman (comparative more inhuman, superlative most inhuman)
- Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
Antonyms
- humane
Translations
Anagrams
- humanin
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
inhuman (comparative inhumaner, superlative am inhumansten)
- inhumane
Declension
Further reading
- “inhuman” in Duden online
Spanish
Verb
inhuman
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of inhumar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of inhumar.
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