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moroseness

 [muh-rohs]   Origin

mo·rose

   [muh-rohs]
adjective
1.
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
2.
characterized by or expressing gloom.
Origin:
1555–65; < Latin mōrōsus fretful, peevish, willful, equivalent to mōr- (stem of mōs) will, inclination + -ōsus -ose1

Related forms
mo·rose·ly, adverb
mo·rose·ness, mo·ros·i·ty  [muh-ros-i-tee] , noun
su·per·mo·rose, adjective
su·per·mo·rose·ly, adverb
su·per·mo·rose·ness, noun
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un·mo·rose, adjective
un·mo·rose·ly, adverb
un·mo·rose·ness, noun
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Synonyms
1. moody, sour, sulky, surly. See glum.

Antonyms
1. cheerful.

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morose (məˈrəʊs)
 
—adj
ill-tempered or gloomy
 
[C16: from Latin mōrōsus peevish, capricious, from mōs custom, will, caprice]
 
mo'rosely
 
—adv
 
mo'roseness
 
—n

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morose
1530s "gloomy," from L. morosus "morose, peevish, fastidious," from mos (gen. moris) "habit, custom" (see moral). In English, manners by itself means "(good) manners," but here the implication in Latin is "(bad) manners."
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moroseness
1660s, from morose + -ness.
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