dour C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /dʊɹ/ UK /dʊə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj stern, gloomy, or forbidding in manner or appearance The dour innkeeper barely acknowledged his guests. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · stern, gloomy, or... sterngrimgloomyforbiddingsullenausteremorose ↔ Opposites genialcheerfulaffableamiable Word family Derived forms dourlydourness Related forms duressdurable Etymology AI details From Scots and northern English, probably from Latin durus ('hard, stern'), perhaps via Scottish Gaelic dùr ('dull, obstinate'). durus Latin *deru- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dour **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dʊɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /dʊə/ ## Meanings 1. stern, gloomy, or forbidding in manner or appearance ## Examples - The dour innkeeper barely acknowledged his guests. ## Synonyms - stern - grim - gloomy - forbidding - sullen - austere - morose ## Antonyms - genial - cheerful - affable - amiable ## Derived Forms - dourly - dourness ## Related Forms - duress - durable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: durus - Root: *deru- ## Etymology From Scots and northern English, probably from Latin durus ('hard, stern'), perhaps via Scottish Gaelic dùr ('dull, obstinate'). ## AI Etymology Dour is from Scots and northern English, probably from Latin durus ('hard, stern'), perhaps via Scottish Gaelic dùr ('dull, obstinate'). In present-day use, it means stern, gloomy, or forbidding in manner or appearance. Derived formations include dourly and dourness. Related vocabulary includes duress and durable. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown