sulkiness

sulk·y ¹  (slk)

adj. sulk·i·er, sulk·i·est

1. Sullenly aloof or withdrawn.

2. Gloomy; dismal: sulky weather.

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[Perhaps alteration of obsolete sulke, sluggish, perhaps ultimately from Old English solcen, from past participle of seolcan, to become sluggish.]

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sulki·ly adv.

sulki·ness n.

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sulk·y ²  (slk)

n. pl. sulk·ies

A light, open two-wheeled vehicle accommodating only the driver and drawn by one horse, used especially in harness racing.

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[From sulky (from its having only one seat).]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sulkiness - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk" sulk humour, mood, temper, humor - a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"
	2.	sulkiness - a feeling of sulky resentment huffishness bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
	3.	sulkiness - a sullen moody resentful disposition moroseness, sullenness, sourness ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition

Translations

sulkiness [ˈsʌlkɪnɪs] N → mal humor m, enfurruñamiento m

sulkiness

n → Schmollen nt; the sulkiness of his expression → sein eingeschnappter or schmollender Gesichtsausdruck

sulkiness [ˈsʌlkɪnɪs] n → musoneria