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morosenesses

morosenesses is the plural of moroseness.

Meaning of moroseness

Noun

moroseness (usually uncountable, plural morosenesses)

  1. (usually) Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness.
    • He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look; his naturally reserved disposition was exaggerated into an almost idiotic excess of unsociable moroseness; and he took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance.1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    morosity

Questions about morosenesses

What is morosenesses the plural of?
Morosenesses is the plural of moroseness.

Words near morosenesses in the dictionary

  1. morose
  2. morose delectation
  3. morose delectations
  4. morosely
  5. moroseness
  6. morosenesses
  7. moroser
  8. morosest
  9. morosexual
  10. morosis
  11. morosities

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