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    dour
    /dʊə/

    adjective

    • 1. relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance: "a hard, dour, humourless fanatic"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DOUR definition: 1. (usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious: 2. (usually…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dourDour Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : stern, harsh. a dour expression on her face. 2. : obstinate, unyielding. an insistent hunger for learning and a dour … determination to achieve it Walter Moberly. 3. : gloomy, sullen. a dour disposition. dourly adverb. dourness noun. Synonyms. austere. fierce. flinty. forbidding. grim. gruff. intimidating. lowering. louring.

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    DOUR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. dour. [ d oo r, dou uh r, dou -er ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all. Synonyms: moody, sour, morose. severe; stern: His dour criticism made us regret having undertaken the job.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dourDour - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Dour describes something sullen, gloomy, or persistent. You might look dour on your way to picking up your last check from the job you just got fired from, and people should get out of your way. Dour and endure most likely come from the Latin word durus which means "hard."

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dourDour - definition of dour by The Free Dictionary

    Define dour. dour synonyms, dour pronunciation, dour translation, English dictionary definition of dour. adj. dour·er , dour·est 1. Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding: a dour, self-sacrificing life. 2. Silently ill-humored; gloomy: the proverbially...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondour adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    (of a thing, a place, or a situation) not pleasant; with no features that make it lively or interesting. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night. The game proved to be a dour struggle, with both men determined to win. Word Origin. See dour in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: dour.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › dourDour Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unyielding. tenacious. pertinacious. persistent. dogged. grim. forbidding. glowering. saturnine. sour.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › dourdour | meaning of dour in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    dour meaning, definition, what is dour: serious, never smiling, and unfriendly: Learn more.

  11. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › dourdour - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · dour (comparative dourer or more dour, superlative dourest or most dour) Stern, harsh and forbidding. Synonyms: forbidding, harsh, severe, stern