Crossword clues for sulkiness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sulkiness \Sulk"i*ness\, n. [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen slothful, remiss, in [=a]solcen, besolcen, properly p. p. of sealcan in [=a]sealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain origin.] The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness; as, sulkiness of disposition.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state or quality of being sulky. 2 (context countable English) The result or product of being sulky.
WordNet
n. a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk" [syn: sulk]
a feeling of sulky resentment [syn: huffishness]
a sullen moody resentful disposition [syn: sullenness, moroseness, sourness]
Usage examples of "sulkiness".
Young male pride, stung, flushed his cheeks and drove sulkiness into temper.
She looked healthy enough now, though her expression of mild sulkiness fit his mood as well as hers.