dour

Pronunciation: /ˈdʊə/

The English word “dour” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Stern, harsh and forbidding.
Unyielding and obstinate.
Expressing gloom or melancholy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots dour, possibly from Latin dūrus (“hard, stern”), via Middle Irish dúr. Compare French dur, Catalan dur, Italian duro, Portuguese duro, Romanian dur, Spanish duro. Doublet of dure.

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