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Detailed Translations for surliness from English to French

surliness:

surliness [the ~] noun

  1. the surliness (peevishness; spite; pique; testiness; tetchiness)
    l'amertume; la rancoeur

Translation Matrix for surliness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
amertume peevishness; pique; spite; surliness; testiness; tetchiness bitterness; embitterment; grudge; ill-will; pique; rancor; rancour; resentment; spite
rancoeur peevishness; pique; spite; surliness; testiness; tetchiness bitterness; embitterment; feeling of revenge; irritability; irritation; pique; revenge; vengeful feeling
- biliousness; irritability; peevishness; pettishness; snappishness; temper

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Synonyms for "surliness":


Related Definitions for "surliness":

  1. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger1

surly:

surly adj

  1. surly (grumpy; cantankerous; rigid; )
  2. surly (refractory; tenacious; obstinate; )
  3. surly (touchy; huffy; grumpy; )
  4. surly (peevish; grumpy; sullen; )
  5. surly (churlish)

Translation Matrix for surly:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
droit claim; demand; jurisprudence; justice; justness; legal ground; legal title; ownership; right; righteousness; rightness; soundness; title
grincheux curmudgeon; curmudgeons; grouches; grumblers; moper; peevish person; sourfaces; sourpuss; sourpusses; wet; wet blanket
grognon groaner; grouch; grouser; grumbler; moaner
juste honest person; just person; righteous person; sincere person
rebelle agitator; insurgent; mutineer; rebel; revolter; revolutionary; rioter
récalcitrant recalcitrant; refuser
sensible perceptibility
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- ugly
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bourru churlish; surly bad tempered; cantankerous; complaining; crabbed; crusty; grumpy; lamenting; moody; wailing
brusque cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly abrupt; abruptly; all at once; all of a sudden; at once; blunt; brusque; curt; fast; out of the blue; quick; rapid; short; speedy; steep; sudden; suddenly; swift; swiftly; unexpectedly
d'un ton bourru cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly grumbling; grumpy; sulky
d'un ton râleur cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly grumbling; grumpy; sulky
d'un ton traînard bad-tempered; cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly complaining
de bouc churlish; surly
de mauvaise humeur cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly abrupt; bad tempered; cantankerous; complaining; crabbed; crusty; disagreeable; disgruntled; grumpy; indigestible; lamenting; moody; peevish; put out; snappy; snarling; wailing
droit cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly bolt upright; dead straight; direct; erect; fair; frank; frontal; honest; honorable; honourable; just; open; perpendicular; right-minded; righteous; sincere; straight; true; true-hearted; upright
excitable cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy bad-tempered; irritable; irritated; nettled; piqued; pissed off; sensitive; sore; touchy
fixe cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly against the grain; concentrated; definite; established; final; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; immovable; inflexible; intently; obstinate; permanent; petrified; recalcitrant; rigid; set; stable; star; steady; stern; stiff; straight-backed; strenuous; stubborn; unavoided; unbending; with concentration
grincheuse bad-tempered; cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly angry; annoyed; complaining; displeased; enraged; grumbling; grumpy; indignant; irate; livid; sulky; upset; vexed
grincheux bad-tempered; cantankerous; churlish; crabbed; cross-grained; crusty; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stern; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy angry; annoyed; bad tempered; cantankerous; capricious; complaining; crabbed; crusty; discontented; disgruntled; displeased; dissatisfied; enraged; grumbling; grumpy; indignant; irate; lamenting; livid; moody; peevish; put out; sulky; upset; vexed; wailing
grognon bad-tempered; cantankerous; crabbed; cross-grained; crusty; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stern; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy bad tempered; cantankerous; capricious; complaining; crabbed; crusty; grumbling; grumbly; grumpish; grumpy; lamenting; moody; peevish; sulky; wailing
grognonne cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly grumbling; grumpy; sulky
grondeur bad-tempered; cantankerous; crabbed; cross-grained; crusty; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stern; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy
grossier churlish; surly abusive; amoral; arrogant; audacious; bad mannered; bald; banal; below the belt; boorish; coarse; commonplace; crass; crude; cunning; discourteous; disgraceful; gross; icy; ill-bred; ill-mannered; immoral; impertinent; impolite; improper; impudent; inappropriate; indecent; indelicat; indelicate; indiscrete; insolent; lack of moral; loutish; nasty; oafish; objectionable; obscene; offending; offensive; out of place; outrageous; overbearing; plump; presumptuous; racial; rotten; rude; rustic; sanguine; scandalous; seedy; shabby; shameful; shameless; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly; tactless; trite; trivial; uncalled for; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; unseemly; unsuitable; vapid; vulgar
impassible cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly against the grain; calm; carefree; careless; collected; composed; cool; dispassionate; dry-eyed; easy; emotionless; equanimous; fearless; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; freely; fresh; hard-hearted; heartless; immovable; impassive; indifferent; inflexible; insensitive; intrepid; light-spirited; lighthearted; obstinate; petrified; placid; recalcitrant; rigid; set; soulless; star; stern; stiff; stolid; straight-backed; stubborn; super cooled; unaffected; unbending; unbroached; uncaring; unconcerned; undisturbed; unemotional; unfeeling; unhindered; unimpaired; uninterrupted; unmoved; unopened; unperturbed; unspoiled; untouched; unused; unweakened; virgin
insoumis boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous against the grain; headstrong; immovable; inflexible; obstinate; pig-headed; recalcitrant; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
insubordonné boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous
irascible bad-tempered; cantankerous; crabbed; cross-grained; crusty; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stern; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy abrupt; bad tempered; bad-tempered; cantankerous; catty; complaining; crabbed; crusty; fiery; grumpy; hot-blooded; hot-headed; hot-tempered; irritable; irritated; lamenting; moody; nettled; peevish; petulant; piqued; pissed off; querulous; quick-tempered; sensitive; snappy; snarling; sore; testy; touchy; wailing
irritable cross-grained; grim; gruff; grumpy; huffy; stern; sullen; surly; thin-skinned; touchy angry; bad-tempered; enraged; fiery; hot-blooded; hot-headed; hot-tempered; irate; irritable; irritated; livid; nettled; piqued; pissed off; seething; sensitive; sore; thin-skinned; touchy
irrité cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly abrupt; agile; agitated; angry; annoyed; aroused; bad tempered; bad-tempered; bothered; cantankerous; complaining; crabbed; crusty; discontented; disgruntled; displeased; dissatisfied; embittered; enraged; exasperated; excited; fierce; fluttered; grim; grumpy; heated; irate; irritated; lamenting; livid; moody; nettled; piqued; pissed off; put out; seething; snappy; snarling; sore; sullen; suppressed; wailing; wrathful
juste cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly accurate; actually; careful; certainly; close; closely; concentrated; convincing; correct; definitely; even; exact; exactly; factually; fair; genuinely; honest; honorable; honourable; incorruptible; indeed; intently; just; lawful; legitimate; narrowly; one minute ago; only; precise; really; reasonable; right; right-minded; righteous; sincere; solid; sound; sporting; strenuous; surely; thorough; tight; true; true-hearted; truethfull; truthfully; undiscussed; upright; valid; with concentration
maussade bad-tempered; cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; moody; nagging; peevish; rigid; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly bad tempered; cantankerous; cheerless; clowdy; complaining; crabbed; cross; crusty; dejected; depressed; despondent; disconsolate; discouraged; disheartened; dispirited; drab; dreary; dull; gloomy; grey; grumbling; grumpy; joyless; lamenting; lifeless; low spirited; moody; mopish; peevish; pensive; pessimistic; rainy; sad; somber; sombre; sulky; triste; unanimated; wailing; wistful
raide cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly abstemious; against the grain; broke; clumsy; doltish; drunk; drunken; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; gawky; immovable; inflexible; intoxicated; measured; not very good; obstinate; owlish; petrified; pissed; poor; recalcitrant; rigid; set; star; stern; stiff; straight-backed; stubborn; tight; tipsy; tough; unbending; uneasy; unhandy; wooden
rebelle boring; cross-grained; dull; grumpy; headstrong; heady; leathery; mindless; obstinate; persevering; persistent; pig-headed; rebellious; recalcitrant; refractory; stern; stubborn; stupefied; sullen; surly; tacky; tedious; tenacious; tough; unrelenting; unyielding; viscous against the grain; epoch making; ground-breaking; immovable; inflexible; insurgent; mutinous; obstinate; pioneering; rebellious; recalcitrant; revolting; revolutionary; rigid; star; stern; straight-backed; stubborn; unbending
renfrogné bad-tempered; gruff; grumpy; moody; peevish; stiff; sulky; sullen; surly grumbling; grumpy; sulky
rigide cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly according to the rules; against the grain; conscientious; cutting; exact; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; immovable; inflexible; nipping; obstinate; petrified; precise; precisely; recalcitrant; rigid; set; severe; snappy; star; stern; stiff; straight-backed; strict; stringent; stubborn; unbending
rude cantankerous; crabbed; crusty; gruff; grumpy; nagging; rigid; sullen; surly abominable; agressive; barbaric; bare; barren; brutal; cruel; cutting; feral; gruesome; hard; hard-handed; harsh; heinous; inflexible; inhuman; inhumane

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Synonyms for "surly":


Related Definitions for "surly":

  1. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace1
    • a surly waiter1

Wiktionary Translations for surly:

surly
adjective
  1. lordly, arrogant, supercilious
  2. irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly
  3. threatening, menacing, gloomy
surly
adjective
  1. Qui dénote la hargne, qui est d’humeur chagrine, agressive.
  2. Qui est fantasque, qui est sujet à des quintes, à des accès de mauvaise humeur.
  3. Peu engageant