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dour - What does it mean?

Definition of 'dour'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • Unyielding and obstinate.
  • Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.
  • Synonyms

    * forbidding, harsh, severe, stern * (unyielding) obstinate, stubborn, unyielding * (expressing gloom) dejected, gloomy, melancholic, sullen

    Derived terms

    * dourly * dourness

    Similar to 'dour'

    dar, dear, deer, door, dier, dir, doer, dor, dyer, duar, douar, dower, dur, dauer, dewar, dyor, darr, dtor, dayer, dhuhr, dorr