Dour Definition

do͝or, dour
dourest
adjective
dourest
Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding.
A dour, self-sacrificing life.
American Heritage
Hard; stern; severe.
Webster's New World
Sullen; gloomy; forbidding.
Webster's New World
Obstinate.
Webster's New World

Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.

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Other Word Forms of Dour

Adjective

Base Form:
dour
Superlative:
dourest

Origin of Dour

  • Middle English possibly from Middle Irish dúr probably from Latin dūrus hard deru- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin dūrus (“hard, stern”), or possibly from Middle Irish dúr.

    From Wiktionary

Dour Sentence Examples

  • The social reformer of the past is depicted as a dour spinster wielding an axe to break barrels of "Demon Rum."

  • It is situated at the mouth of a small stream, the Dour, whose valley here breaches the high chalk cliffs which fringe the coast on either hand.

  • The tanker driver was a dour, surly man.

  • A rare capacity for tedious work, a dour Catonian rectitude, a passion for truth, pride, irritability at criticism and independence of character, are the marks of Herculano as a man.

  • If given the choice between two potential partners, one with a sunny disposition, and another with a dour expression, a male Sagittarian will always choose the individual who is smiling.

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Words Starting With

DDODOU

Words Ending With

RUROUR

Unscrambles

dour

Words Starting With D and Ending With R

Starts With D & Ends With RStarts With DO & Ends With RStarts With D & Ends With UR

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With R