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dour | dor |

As an adjective dour

is stern, harsh and forbidding.

As a noun dor is

door.

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

    dor

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) dorre, dore, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * dorr

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large European dung beetle, , that makes a droning noise while flying.
  • Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.
    • Derived terms
    * *
    See also
    * dumbledore

    Etymology 2

    Compare , and hum, humbug.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A trick, joke, or deception.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    Anagrams

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