morose
French, adjective/mɔ.ʁoz/
morose is spelled M-O-R-O-S-E (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morose is a French adjective meaning “sullen, gloomy, morose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est d’une humeur chagrine”.
What does morose mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sullen, gloomy, morose
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est d’une humeur chagrine. 2. Peu réjouissant, attristant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of morose
- moroses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morose?
- /mɔ.ʁoz/
- \mɔ.ʁoz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morose in French?
morose appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).