Dour Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Dour

Meaning 1 : harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

    Example : a dour, self-sacrificing life

    Synonyms : forbidding,  grim
Meaning 2 : stubbornly unyielding

    Example : dour determination

    Synonyms : dogged,  persistent,  pertinacious,  tenacious,  unyielding
Meaning 3 : showing a brooding ill humor

    Example : the proverbially dour New England Puritan

    Synonyms : dark,  glowering,  glum,  moody,  morose,  saturnine,  sour,  sullen

How to Pronounce Dour

  • dʊr


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