rancour vs sulkiness
sulkiness vs rancourrancour and sulkiness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rancour | Yes | No | No | No |
| sulkiness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sulkiness is a hyponym of
rancour; that is, sulkiness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
rancour:
- rancour: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- sulkiness: a feeling of sulky resentment
Other hyponyms of rancour include
heartburning, huffishness, grievance, grudge, score, enviousness, envy.
| rancour (noun) | sulkiness (noun) |
|---|---|
| a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will | a sullen moody resentful disposition |
| a feeling of sulky resentment | |
| a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal |
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