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Webster 1913 Edition
Dour
Dour
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
dur
, L. durus
.] Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.
[Scot.]
A
dour
wife, a sour old carlin. C. Reade.
Definition 2025
dour
dour
See also: dōur
English
Adjective
dour (comparative dourer or more dour, superlative dourest or most dour)
- Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- Unyielding and obstinate.
- Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.
Synonyms
- (stern, harsh): forbidding, harsh, severe, stern
- (unyielding): obstinate, stubborn, unyielding
- (expressing gloom): dejected, gloomy, melancholic, sullen
Derived terms
Translations
stern, harsh and forbidding
unyielding and obstinate
expressing gloom or melancholy
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“deep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈduːʁ/
Noun
dour m (plural dourioù or doureier)
Mutation
Mutation of dour
Scots
Etymology
From Middle Irish dúr, from Latin dūrus (“hard”).
Adjective
dour
References
- “dour” in Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh"