The phrase "sullen person" is usually associated with an unpleasant and sad look of someone. Below is the history of the origin of the word and all available lexical meanings according to the dictionaries of the Russian language. Synonyms and examples of the use of the studied phrase in the context are also given.
Etymology of the word "moody"
The exact origin of the concept is unknown. However, two versions of its etymology can be suggested.
This word can be attributed to the relationship with the German greuel, which translates as "fear, horror, nightmare, horror." In phonetics, the sounds are similar, in meaning - there is a difference.
Another variant of origin is related to the Ukrainian word "Ryuma", which means "nurse, crybaby." "Grymza" is also close in sound and meaning and is also of German origin.
It can also be assumed that the "gloomy" is close to the Slavic word "sadness". Initially, it meant "gnawing something," and in the figurative meaning "to worry about something, gnawing at something."
The lexical meaning "sullen man"
According to the dictionaries of the Russian language S.I. Ozhegova, D.N. Ushakova, V. Dahl, this expression has a direct meaning and figurative:
- the concept refers to an unpleasant, dry, hidden person;
- the term expresses the gloominess of an inanimate object.
To better imagine the meaning of a given word, you can choose synonyms for it:
- frowned upon;
- gloomy;
- strict;
- inhospitable;
- unpleasant;
- silent;
- dark
- formidable;
- angry;
- unsociable;
- frowning;
- beech;
- unsmiling;
- embittered;
- dry;
- severe.
The list of words that are similar in meaning is large, it can be continued further, but the main one is indicated. The main meaning of this expression is in the unpleasant form of man, external and internal. Such a person is closed from everyone, shuns people and does not love them.
Examples of using an expression in context
Often, in order for a word to become clear and close, you need to see how it works in context. Here are some examples of the use of this concept:
- Why are you so gloomy today? Did something happen again ?.
- On that rainy and cold day, even the forest looked gloomy.
- What a morose man he is, I do not want to communicate with him.
- The gloomy sky crushed by its weight.
The concept under study is applicable to man and some inanimate things and objects. Sullen may be the weather, or maybe a smile. But most often they use this word in relation to a person.
This term contains a negative connotation, has a repulsive effect. A sullen person is always not to his liking, but this does not mean that he is evil.