sulkiness vs gall
gall vs sulkinesssulkiness and gall both are nouns.
sulkiness is not a verb while gall is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sulkiness | Yes | No | No | No |
| gall | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
gall is a hypernym of
sulkiness; that is, gall is a
word with a broader meaning than sulkiness:
- sulkiness: a feeling of sulky resentment
- gall: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
| sulkiness (noun) | gall (noun) |
|---|---|
| a sullen moody resentful disposition | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties |
| a feeling of sulky resentment | a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats |
| a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury | |
| a skin sore caused by chafing | |
| an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle |
| sulkiness (verb) | gall (verb) |
|---|---|
| irritate or vex | |
| become or make sore by or as if by rubbing |
Words related to "sulkiness"
Words related to "gall"
- anger
- animal disease
- bile
- bitterness
- chafe
- cheekiness
- chutzpa
- chutzpah
- crust
- digestive fluid
- digestive juice
- discourtesy
- enmity
- enviousness
- envy
- freshness
- fret
- grievance
- grudge
- heartburning
- hostility
- huffishness
- hutzpah
- ill will
- impertinence
- impudence
- insolence
- irk
- irritate
- oak apple
- plant tissue
- rancor
- rancour
- resentment
- rudeness
- saddle sore
- score
- sore
- sulkiness
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