Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Dour /dou'-ẽr/ · IPA /ˈdʊɹ/ 01 a. Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold. 1. Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.[Scot.] “A dour wife, a sour old carlin.” — C. Reade.