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- DictionaryGloom·y/ˈɡlo͞omē/
adjective
- 1. dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening: "a gloomy corridor" Similar darkill-litpoorly litshadowysunlessdimsomberdingyfrowzydrabdismaldrearymurkydepressingunwelcominguninvitingcheerlessjoylesscomfortlessfunerealgrayleadenovercastcloudyliterary:crepusculartenebrousrare:StygianTartareancaliginoussubfuscOpposite brightsunnywell lit
- ▪ feeling distressed or pessimistic: "I am by no means gloomy about the prospects for domestic industry" Similar despondentdowncastdownhearteddejecteddisconsolatedispiritedcrestfallencast downdepresseddisappointeddishearteneddiscourageddemoralizeddesolateheavy-heartedin low spiritslow-spiritedsadunhappyglumfull of gloomdolefulmelancholymiserablewoebegonemournfulsorrowfulforlornlong-facedfed upin the doldrumssubduedwretchedlugubriousEeyorishmorosesepulchralsaturninedourmirthlesswoefulinformal:bluedowndown in the mouthdown in the dumpsbrassed offcheesed offlooking as if one had lost a pound and found a pennyliterary:dolorousarchaic:chapfallenadustpessimisticdepressingdownbeatlooking on the black sidedishearteningdisappointingdispiritingunpromisingunfavorablebleakbaddarkblacksombermelancholysaddeningdistressinggrimcheerlesscomfortlesshopelessOpposite happycheerfuloptimisticupbeat
- ▪ causing distress or depression: "a gloomy atmosphere"
Derivatives
- 1. gloomily adverb
- 2. gloominess noun
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