sulkiness - Glite Dictionary

Examples

The child's sulkiness was evident when he didn't get his way.
Jakub's sulkiness is not unusual.

Fiction book (1997)
She could call it nothing but sulkiness.

Fiction book (1992)
At the end, please accept my greatest apology if my comment has stung anybody or made them feel sulkiness or anger.

Blog text (6)
His sulkiness made it difficult for his friends to enjoy the party.
Her sulkiness during dinner worried her parents.

Synonyms

moodiness

vssulkiness

4 4.3

Frequent changes in feelings that make someone sad, angry, or sulky

is a single stable mood rather than repeated mood swings

petulance

vssulkiness

4 9.0

Being easily annoyed and acting childish

is broader, covering general moody resentment beyond childish irritation

grumpiness

vssulkiness

2 4.1

A feeling of being easily annoyed

is more inwardly moody and resentful rather than openly surly

sulk

vssulkiness

2 4.3

A time of refusing to talk because you feel annoyed or disappointed

is the general state behind such withdrawn periods

sourness

vssulkiness

1 4.0

A feeling of anger and bitterness after a disagreement

is the specific inward mood that matches that disposition

sullenness

vssulkiness

1 7.9

A quiet, gloomy mood that shows anger or hurt

is the broader quality of being moody and resentful over time

moroseness

vssulkiness

1 8.4

A gloomy, unfriendly mood that makes a person quiet and hard to approach

is similar but emphasizes moodiness and personal resentment

grouchiness

vssulkiness

1 4.0

A state of being easily annoyed and in a bad mood

is more about brooding resentment rather than quick annoyance

mopery

vssulkiness

1 9.9

A sad, sulky mood when someone avoids other people

focuses more on the feeling itself rather than the actions

huffiness

vssulkiness

1 7.3

A short annoyed mood where a person acts sulky

is a more general ongoing moody or resentful state

dyspeptic mood

vssulkiness

1 9.9

A feeling that makes a person bad-tempered and gloomy

focuses more on sulky resentment specifically rather than general irritability

sulky demeanor

vssulkiness

7.1

A quiet unhappy mood that shows on a person's face or in their body language

is the inner quality that causes that visible attitude

mumpish attitude

vssulkiness

Archaic

9.9

A mood of being quiet and annoyed

is the inner mood that underlies that manner

mumpish look

vssulkiness

Archaic

9.9

A silent angry look that shows you feel upset or annoyed

is the emotional state that often creates that expression

huffishness

vssulkiness

9.9

Being quietly angry and refusing to talk or be friendly

is the overall quality that can be brief or long

Antonyms

cheerfulness

4 1.0

A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good

sociability

2 3.6

Enjoying being with other people and making friends

How Sulky

resentment

143 4.2

sulkiness

1 5.5

moodiness

4 4.3

Surface Forms

sulkiness singular

sulkinesses plural

Morphology

sulkiness = sulky (transparent) = sulk + y + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'sulky', a standard and regular derivation.

Etymology

Sulkiness comes from the verb sulk, which means 'to be silent and show a bad mood', plus the ending -ness, meaning 'state'. So sulkiness is the 'state of being sulky' — that quiet, moody feeling someone shows after a disagreement.