dour
adjectiveHow many syllables in dour?
There is 1 syllable in the word dour.How to pronounce dour:
Definition of dour:
- dour (adjective):
- stern, harsh
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance.
Synonyms for dour:
austere
black
bleak
cold
dark
dismal
dreary
fierce
flinty
forbidding
gloomy
grim
gruff
hardened
hostile
intimidating
louring
lowering
moody
morose
rough
rugged
severe
somber
sour
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Antonyms for dour:
affable
agitated
airy
amiable
amusing
animated
approachable
bantering
beaming
benign
benignant
blissful
blithe
blithesome
boisterous
bouncy
breezy
bright
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
bubbly
buoyant
buoyed
canty
carefree
cheerful
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