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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.

  4. 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.

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    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. Scot. (of land) barren; rocky, infertile, or otherwise difficult or impossible to cultivate. dour. / ˈdaʊə; dʊə / adjective. sullen. hard or obstinate. Discover More.

  6. 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."

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

    Definition of dour adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDOUR - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "DOUR": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › dour_adjdour, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Originally English regional ( northern) and Scottish. 1. ?a1425–. Of a person, a person's disposition or behaviour, etc.: characterized by severity, sternness, or grim fortitude; hardy, robust. ?a1425 (?a1350) In herte he had yitte sorou to dour Þat he might noght his broþer succour. T. Castleford, Chronicle (1996) vol. I. l. 19882.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDOUR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DOUR definition: unfriendly and serious: . Learn more.

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

    1. Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding: a dour, self-sacrificing life. 2. Silently ill-humored; gloomy: the proverbially dour New England Puritan. 3. Sternly obstinate; unyielding: a dour determination. [Middle English, possibly from Middle Irish dúr, probably from Latin dūrus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots .] dour′ly adv.