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dour


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LACKING HUMOUR AND NOT MEANT TO BE FUNNY


Despite the dour demeanour, he can laugh at himself.

Synonyms and examples


serious
She had a serious look on her face.
earnest
At that time he was an earnest young environmental activist.
sober
The mood of the gathering was sober and reflective.
sombre
UK
Since their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office.
solemn
The two men fell silent, their faces solemn.
grim
He looked over at Ed, his expression grim.
unsmiling
I was greeted by her terse unsmiling face.
stony-faced
UK
They sat stony-faced in their seats with their arms folded.
humourless
UK
They are a notoriously humourless bunch.
po-faced
UKinformaldisapproving
People sometimes think of the world of classical music as being po-faced, but the opposite is true.

Antonym and example


funny
I love that film - it's so funny!
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bad
big
major
grave
severe
life-threatening
grievous
formal
urgent
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If someone or something lacks humour and is not meant to be funny, they are serious. If something such as a problem, illness, etc. has a bad outcome, it is serious.

NOT LIKING OR BEING PLEASANT TOWARDS OTHERS


He's a dour old man who enjoys nothing more than complaining.

Synonyms and examples


unfriendly
The crowd was unfriendly and dangerous.
cool
She was very cool towards his new wife.
cold
She's a cold, heartless woman.
icy
He gave me an icy stare.
glacial
Her reception of him was glacial.
frosty
He gave the neighbour's misbehaving children a frosty look before going indoors.
distant
My father was very distant, but I suppose all men of his generation were.
remote
Her manner was remote and intimidating.
aloof
The dowager was aloof and uninterested in conversation.
standoffish
informaldisapproving
Now is not the time to be so standoffish.
offish
UK
She's the more offish of the two sisters.
sour
Don't be so sour - cheer up and join the party!
prickly
informal
He's normally easy-going, but if you ask him about his ex-wife, he gets rather prickly.
hostile
The opposition candidate is quite hostile to the current Parliament.
antagonistic
He was dismissed for being combative and antagonistic towards his supervisor.

Antonyms and examples


friendly
He offered me a friendly smile.
warm
She had an open and warm personality.
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A person who does not like or is not pleasant towards others is unfriendly.

dour | American Thesaurus


dour


adjective
These are words and phrases related to dour. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of dour.
She has a dour expression that discourages friendship.

Synonyms


gloomy
sullen
morose
sour
cheerless
unfriendly
solemn
forbidding

Antonyms


happy
bright
sweet
cheerful
soft
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