Does Dour Mean Gloomy?

Dour describes something sullen, gloomy, or persistent. You might look dour on your way to picking up your last check from the job you just got fired from, and people should get out of your way.

What does the word dour mean?

1 : stern, harsh a dour expression on her face. 2 : obstinate, unyielding an insistent hunger for learning and a dour … determination to achieve it— Walter Moberly. 3 : gloomy, sullen a dour disposition.

What does dour looking mean?

adjective. sullen; gloomy: The captain's dour look depressed us all. severe; stern: His dour criticism made us regret having undertaken the job.