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Cour vs Dour - What's the difference?

cour | dour |

As a noun cour

is a three-month unit of television broadcasting.

As an adjective dour is

stern, harsh and forbidding.

cour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a three-month unit of television broadcasting
  • a portion of a television program aired over the course of one such period

    • References

    * What is a "cour"?

    dour

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • Unyielding and obstinate.
  • Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.

    • Synonyms

    * forbidding, harsh, severe, stern * (unyielding) obstinate, stubborn, unyielding * (expressing gloom) dejected, gloomy, melancholic, sullen

    Derived terms

    * dourly * dourness