moroseness

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moroseness

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From morose + -ness.

noun morosenesses

uncountable, usually Gloominess; sullenness; deep sadness. He acquired a slouching gait and ignoble look; his naturally reserved disposition was exaggerated into an almost idiotic excess of unsociable moroseness; and he took a grim pleasure, apparently, in exciting the aversion rather than the esteem of his few acquaintance.
Similar: morosity

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@misc{moroseness_2026,
  title = {moroseness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moroseness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}