2006-11-01 12:08:48 · 5 answers · asked by Orlando P 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Check your spelling and try again. I've never heard of "morose" being a noun--I can only imagine it would be kind of a depressed mythical creature, maybe something out of a comic book or anime. You might be onto something, but you probably have the wrong spelling or context or something.
Or there's a morose lurking in the corner and I just don't notice it because I've never heard of one and therefore have no sensitivity to it.
2006-11-01 12:20:56 · answer #1 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morose is an adjective, not a noun. A person who is morose is depressed, down in the dumps, sad.
2006-11-01 20:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morose is an adjective, not a noun. In other words, it's a morose __________ (something), not "a morose." To be morose is to be sad, sullon, or gloomy.
2006-11-01 22:36:19 · answer #3 · answered by Calliope 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The definition of morose is ill humored or resentful.
2006-11-01 20:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by one eye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morose \Mo*rose"\, a. [L. morosus, prop., excessively addicted to any particular way or habit, fr. mos, moris, manner, habit, way of life: cf. F. morose.]
1. Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe. ``A morose and affected taciturnity.'' --I. Watts.
2. Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts. [Obs.]
Syn: Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; crusty; churlish; surly; ill-humored.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
morose
One entry found for morose.
Main Entry: mo·rose
Pronunciation: m&-'rOs, mo-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin morosus, literally, capricious, from mor-, mos will
1 : having a sullen and gloomy disposition
2 : marked by or expressive of gloom
synonym see SULLEN
- mo·rose·ly adverb
- mo·rose·ness noun
- mo·ros·i·ty /-'rä-s&-tE/ noun
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=morose
2006-11-01 21:06:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋