English Explanatory Dictionary

forbidding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of forbid
noun
  1. The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.

Pronunciation

/fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-forbidding.wav /fəˈbɪdɪŋ/

Word forms

forbidding more forbidding most forbidding forbiddings

Etymology

By surface analysis, forbid + -ing.

Synonyms

bleak frosty grim uninviting cheerless comfortless dark morose depressing desolate dire disconsolate dismal doleful dolesome drear drearisome dreary dreich forlorn gayless gray gloomsome gloomy joyless lack-laughter lugubrious melancholy mirthless miserable no joke saturnine solemn somber sombre spiritless sullen sunless uncheerful uncheery unhappy unmerry wintry woeful brutal callous cold cold-eyed cruel dour flint-hearted forbidding hard hard-boiled hardened hardhearted heartless harsh humorless icy

Antonyms

approachable inviting welcoming

Derived words

forbiddingly forbiddingness unforbidding
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