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dour

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See also:dōurandďour

English

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WOTD – 8 November 2010

Etymology

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Borrowed fromScotsdour, possibly fromLatindūrus(hard, stern), viaMiddle Irishdúr.CompareFrenchdur,Catalandur,Italianduro,Portugueseduro,Romaniandur,Spanishduro.Doublet ofdure.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dour (comparativedourerormoredour,superlativedourestormostdour)

  1. Stern,harsh andforbidding.
    Synonyms:forbidding,harsh,severe,stern
    • 1961 October, “Editorial: The importance of the "Roadrailer"”, inTrains Illustrated, page577:
      The principal reason is that, in competition with modern road vehicles running over motorways, B.R. has adour struggle to match the performance of its rivals cost-wise.
    • 2017, chapter 6, in Elizabeth Manton, transl.,Utopia for Realists, Kindle edition, Bloomsbury Publishing, translation ofGratis geld voor iedereen byRutger Bregman, page149:
      I was reminded of thedour priests and salesmen of the nineteenth century who believed that the plebs wouldn’t be able to handle getting the vote, or a decent wage, or, least of all, leisure, and who backed the seventy-hour workweek as an efficacious instrument in the fight against liquor.
    • 2022,Gary Gerstle, chapter 4, inThe Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order [] , New York: Oxford University Press,→ISBN, Part II. The Neoliberal Order, 1970–2020:
      Hayek had contributed the foreword, in which he declared that “he got so fascinated” by the book—high praise from thedour Viennese sage—that he read it from start to finish in one sitting.
  2. Unyielding andobstinate.
    Synonym:stubborn
  3. Expressinggloom ormelancholy.
    Synonyms:dejected,gloomy,melancholic,sullen

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Translations

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stern, harsh and forbidding
unyielding and obstinate
expressing gloom or melancholy

Anagrams

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Breton

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Brythonic*duβr, fromProto-Celtic*dubros, fromProto-Indo-European*dʰubʰrós(deep).

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Noun

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dour m (pluraldourioùordoureier)

  1. water
  2. (by extension)rain,tears,sweat,saliva

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation ofdour
unmutatedsoftaspiratehard
singulardourzourunchangedtour
pluraldoureierzoureierunchangedtoureier

Champenois

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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dour m

  1. Alternative form ofjou

Scots

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Etymology

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Derived fromMiddle Irishdúr, fromLatindūrus(hard).

Adjective

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dour

  1. stern,severe,relentless,dour

Descendants

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