DOUR Meaning of DOUR in English adj. 25B6; adjective STERN, unsmiling, unfriendly, severe, forbidding, gruff, surly, grim, sullen, solemn, austere, stony. cheerful, friendly. Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012